Federation of Malaya

Federation of Malaya was a state in Malay Peninsula and Sumatra (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1948 to 1963 CE, about 15 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Formed in 1948 from the Malay states, Penang and Malacca, it fought a communist insurgency known as the Malayan Emergency and became independent under Tunku Abdul Rahman on 31 August 1957.

See Federation of Malaya on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1948 to 1963 CE

Duration

15 years

Type

State

Region

Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Capital

Kuala Lumpur

Came from

• British Malaya 1874 to 1948 CE

Became

• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• British Burma 1826 to 1948 CE
• Thailand 1932 CE to the present
• Philippines 1946 CE to the present
• Myanmar (Burma) 1948 CE to the present
• British Malaya 1874 to 1948 CE
• French Indochina 1887 to 1954 CE
• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present
• Democratic Republic of Vietnam 1945 to 1976 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia

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