Malayan Union
This article is about the specific polity Malayan Union and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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Was a British Colony in southeast Asia. It was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca. It was the successor to British Malaya and was conceived to unify the Malay Peninsula under a single government to simplify administration.
Establishment
- April 1946: Kelantan became part of the Malayan Union in 1946.
- April 1946: Malaysia joins Malay Union.
- July 1946: The Crown Colony of North Borneo was established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of the British Military Administration in the area.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
1. Events
- February 1948: Following opposition by the ethnic Malays, the Malayan Union was reorganized as the Federation of Malaya in 1948.
Disestablishment
- February 1948: Following opposition by the ethnic Malays, the Malayan Union was reorganized as the Federation of Malaya in 1948.