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Abang Haji Abdillah
Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah (13 October 1862 – 21 November 1946) was a Sarawakian politician in Sarawak who participated in the movement opposing cessation to the British Empire. He was the son of Datu Bandar Abang Haji Mohammad Kassim; who served as mayor of Kuching under the White Rajah's administration. He was also the grandson of Datu Bandar Abang Haji Bolhassan and a descendant of Datu Patinggi Ali who fought to achieve Sarawak's independence from Brunei. After the death of his father in Mecca, in 1922, he was given the title Datu Muda. In 1924, he became the Datu Bandar and then in 1939, he was given the title Datu Patinggi. Anti-cession movement Abdillah stated his support for the anti-cession movement of Sarawak as such: ''"My people and I would never agree with the cession of Sarawak to the British Crown!...We cherish the independence of this state where we were born..."'' ''"Saya dan rakyat tidak bersetuju dengan penyerahan Sarawak kepada Tanah Jajahan Mahko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah
Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah (13 October 1862 – 21 November 1946) was a Sarawakian politician in Sarawak who participated in the Anti-cession movement of Sarawak, movement opposing cessation to the British Empire. He was the son of Datu Bandar Abang Haji Mohammad Kassim; who served as mayor of Kuching under the White Rajah's administration. He was also the grandson of Datu Bandar Abang Haji Bolhassan and a descendant of Datu Patinggi Ali who fought to achieve Sarawak's independence from Brunei. After the death of his father in Mecca, in 1922, he was given the title Datu Muda. In 1924, he became the Datu Bandar and then in 1939, he was given the title Datu Patinggi. Anti-cession movement Abdillah stated his support for the anti-cession movement of Sarawak as such: ''"My people and I would never agree with the cession of Sarawak to the British Crown!...We cherish the independence of this state where we were born..."'' ''"Saya dan rakyat tidak bersetuju dengan penyerahan Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |