Mahathir akanga achishingaira mune zvematongerwe enyika kubva pakuguma kwekugara kweJapan kweMalaya, paakabatana nekuratidzira kupikisa kupiwa kwevagari veMalay pasi peMalay Union yenguva pfupi. Gare gare akatsigira chiito chakanaka chevaMalays kukoreji yekurapa. Paaive kukoreji, akabatsira kuThe Straits Times pasi pezita rekunyepedzera "CHE", uye pepanhau revadzidzi, kwaakakurudzira zvine hukasha kodzero dzevaMalays, sekudzorera chiMalay semutauro wepamutemo. Paaive achishanda sachiremba muAl Setor, Mahathir akatanga kushanda muUMNO; panguva yesarudzo yekutanga yeparamende yenyika yakazvimirira yeMalaya muna 1959, aive sachigaro webato muKedah. Kunyangwe mukurumbira wake muUMNO, Mahathir haana kuzviratidza semumiriri musarudzo yemutongi muna 1959, achigadzirisa kusawirirana neMutungamiriri weMalays kukoreji yekurapa.
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