Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1957. "The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Dec. 10, 1957. Reverse For Alliance". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved...
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General elections were held in the Federation of Malaya on Wednesday, 27 July 1955, the only general election before independence in 1957. They were held...
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The Malayan Union (Malay: Kesatuan Malaya;[1] Jawi: كساتوان مالايا) was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca...
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The Malayan Declaration of Independence (Malay: Pemasyhuran Kemerdekaan Tanah Melayu Jawi: ڤمشهوران کمرديکاءن تانه ملايو), was officially proclaimed on...
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on 31 August 1957; prior to this, Federation of Malaya (formerly Malay States) had been a fully self-governing British colony. The Malayan Union came into...
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The Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) was a guerrilla war fought in British Malaya between communist fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA)...
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The Malayan Communist Party (MCP), officially the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), was a Marxist–Leninist and anti-imperialist communist party which was...
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The Anglo-Malayan Defence Agreement (AMDA) was set up on 19 September 1957 to provide a security umbrella for the newly independent Malaya. AMDA was a...
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Federation of Malaya (redirect from Malayan Federation)
commonly known as Malaya, was a country of what previously had been the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya. It comprised eleven states – nine...
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History of Kuala Lumpur (section Malayan Union)
contest the first Malayan General Election in 1955. Kuala Lumpur gained historical significance again in 1957 when the first Malayan flag was raised on...
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of the Merdeka mission to London and the only Chinese signatory of the Malayan independence agreement with Britain. He was the only major leader of the...
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Independence Day (Malaysia) (category 1957 in Malaya)
Malaya from the British Empire. It commemorates the Malayan Declaration of Independence of 31 August 1957, and is defined in article 160 of the Constitution...
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knew "exactly" what their Malayan counterparts wanted. The Malay Union which ran together with UMNO and MCA in the 1955 election, had been expelled from...
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Malaysian Indian Congress (redirect from Malayan Indian Congress)
country achieved independence in 1957 until the elections in 2018. The party was among the first to fight for Malayan Independence and is one of the oldest...
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The Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front (Malay: Barisan Sosialis Rakyat Malaya) or better known as Socialist Front (SF) or Barisan Sosialis (BS) was a left-wing...
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Constitution of the Federation of Malaya prior to Malayan independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1957. Wikisource has original text related to this...
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Council passed the Malayan Constitution (later, the Malaysian Constitution) on August 15, 1957. Malaya gained independence on August 31, 1957. The Federal Legislative...
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K. L. Devaser (section Malayan Independence)
machinery in the Malayan context. According to Rajeswary Ampalavanar, author of The Indian Minority and Political Change in Malaya 1954-1957, the MIC leadership...
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Abdul Rahman, the inaugural Malaysian Prime Minister, declared Malayan independence in 1957 with seven shouts of "Merdeka" and now, the cry continues to...
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Alliance Party (Malaysia) (section 1957–1972)
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) Singapore People's Alliance (SPA) List of Malayan State and Settlement Council Representatives (1954–59) Members of the Federal...
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Selous Scouts. The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war between the Federation of Malaya—a protectorate of Britain until August 1957, and part of the Commonwealth...
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Baling Talks (category Malayan Emergency)
in an attempt to resolve the Malayan Emergency situation. The main participants were Chin Peng (representing the Malayan Communist Party), David Marshall...
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Tunku Abdul Rahman (category People of the Malayan Emergency)
with other Malayans. Chin Peng demanded that the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) be legalised and be allowed to participate in the elections.[citation needed]...
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agenda and that Penang's economic prospects would be undermined by the new Malayan government. Ultimately, the movement was defeated in Penang's legislature...
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the 1956, 1957 and 1958 local elections in Malacca. Although it failed to win a seat in the 1959 state elections, in the 1959 general elections it won one...
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first time the majority of the Executive were members directly elected by Malayans and this was also the last cabinet to hold office under the British protectorate...
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V. T. Sambanthan (section First federal elections)
16 June 1919 – 18 May 1979) also known as V.T. Sambanthan, was a Malayan and Malaysian politician who served as Minister of National Unity from...
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Ismail Abdul Rahman (section Election results)
two posts to be held concurrently by him from 1957 till 1959. When Ismail led the independent Malayan delegation to the General Assembly, he carried...
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Parti Rakyat Malaysia (redirect from Malayan People's Party)
Singaporean general election. The party contested as part of the Socialist Front in both the 1959 Malayan state and federal elections and the coalition...
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Treaty of London (1956) (category Treaties entered into force in 1957)
independent Federation of Malaya, which achieved its independence on 31 August 1957. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Federation of Malaya...
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