Travel Reference
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In April, Najib Tun Razak succeeds Abdullah Badawi as prime minister; the 1Malaysia policy is in-
troduced to build respect and trust between the country's different races.
2011
The first of the rallies organised by the civil rights organisation Bersih brings tens of thousands of
people onto the streets of central KL in support of free and fair elections.
2012
In January a second set of sodomy charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim are thrown out
of court. In April, another Bersih rally in KL is violently broken up by police.
2013
General elections in May see BN hold on to power at the national level but fail to recapture Selangor
from governance by the opposition coalition PR.
