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Malaysia · History · Hard
Which Malay nationalist, a co-founder of UMNO and its third president, died in a plane crash in 1952 at the age of 56, before seeing the independence he had tirelessly campaigned for?
Answer: Dato' Onn Jaafar — Dato' Onn Jaafar led Malay opposition to the Malayan Union and founded UMNO in 1946; he later left the party to form the multi-racial Independence of Malaya Party (IMP), but neither effort bore fruit before his death.
- A Dato' Onn Jaafar ✓
- B Tunku Abdul Rahman
- C Tan Cheng Lock
- D Ahmad Boestamam
Dato' Onn Jaafar led Malay opposition to the Malayan Union and founded UMNO in 1946; he later left the party to form the multi-racial Independence of Malaya Party (IMP), but neither effort bore fruit before his death.