Who is GS Sundang?

Answer 1

OKK Sedomon was noted for his achievement in the British North Borneo and awarded the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 9th June 1961.

He took over his father, OKK Gunsanad Kina as the District Chief in 1936 and assumed this role until his death in 1966.

Sedomon was also the Native Chief. Any disputes among the villagers in the remote place called Keningau, were brought to him to be settled amicably, according to the native customary laws.

OKK Sedomon active political career began in 1962 under UPKO or United National Pasok Momogun Organisation, led by himself and his younger brother, GS Sundang, which represented the native people of Sabah or rather known as North Borneo at that material time.

Pasok Momogun controlled and gained majority support of the indigenous people in the inland districts of Sabah whereas another party known as UNKO (United National Kadazan Organisation), formed in 1961 by Donald Stephens, later known as Tun Mohd Fuad Stephens, commanded the support of those on the coastal areas of North Borneo.

Misunderstandings and differences in opinions between UNKO and Pasok Momogun possibly created the beginnings of a politically terminological division between the Natives of North Borneo.

Donald Stephens waged an aggresive campaign to replace the term "Dusun" by "Kadazan" adn this was strongly opposed by GS Sundang who suggested that it was not appropriate to homogenise all Natives in North Borneo as "Kadazan".

OKK Sedomon is fondly remembered by all who knew him as a great man with few words. Throughout his life, he dedicated his life for the people, his people, the Natives of North Borneo, later known as Sabah.

OKK Sedomon who had 4 wives, died suddenly and mysteriously from unknown causes on 8th March 1966 after returning from a dinner party.