Double Six Monument
The Double Six Monument (Malay: Tugu Peringatan Double Six) is a memorial located at Sembulan area in Grace Garden housing complex in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia which marks the site of 6 June 1976 fatal plane crash known as the Double Six Tragedy bearing the first Chief Minister of Sabah, Tun Fuad Stephens, as well as six other State ministers.[1][2][3]
| Tugu Peringatan Double Six | |
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| Coordinates | 5°57′43.98″N 116°3′42.52″E |
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| Location | Sembulan, Kota Kinabalu |
| Type | Obelisk |
| Material | Stone |
| Dedicated to | State ministers perished in aircraft crash |
Features
The monument features the list of all victims in the crash, with all are the government officials of Sabah:
- Fuad Stephens – Chief Minister of Sabah
- Peter Mojuntin – State Minister for Local Government
- Chong Tain Vun – Minister of Communications and Public Works
- Salleh Sulong – State Finance Minister
- Darius Binion – State Assistant Minister for Chief Minister
- Wahid Andu – Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Finance
- Syed Hussein Wafa – Director of State Economic Planning Unit
- Ishak Atan – Private Secretary to Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
- Corporal Mohd Said – Fuad Stephens bodyguard
- Captain Ghani Nathan – Pilot
- Johari Stephens – Fuad Stephens eldest son
An inscription on the monument and list of the victims.
Exhibition hall at the monument site.
The monument arch.
References
- "Double Six Monument". Sabah Tourism. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- Olivia Miwil (7 June 2016). "Remembering the Double Six tragedy". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- Philip Golingai (9 June 2018). "Double Six tragedy still remains a mystery". The Star. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
External links
Media related to Double Six Monument at Wikimedia Commons- "Double Six Monument" on YouTube
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