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1400s |
Founding of
Malacca by Parameswara. |
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1409 |
Chinese
Admiral Cheng Ho arrives in
Malacca. |
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1511 |
Malacca
falls to the Portuguese. |
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1641 |
The Dutch
take Malacca from the Portuguese |
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1786 |
The British
occupy Penang. |
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1819 |
British
occupy Singapore. |
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1824
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Anglo-Dutch
Treaty carves up Malay world into colonial spheres:
Dutch cede Malacca to British and keeps Riau. |
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1826 |
Singapore,
Malacca,
Penang and Province Wellesley become Straits
Settlements under British control. |
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1840s |
The
importance of tin increases, bringing an influx of
Chinese tin miners to the western coast.
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1841 |
James Brooke
established as Rajah of Sarawak. |
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1914-18 |
World War I. |
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1941-45 |
Japanese
conquest and occupation. |
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1945 |
British
reoccupy Malaya. |
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1946 |
Malayan
Union scheme introduced but is opposed, formation of
United Malay National Organisation (Umno);
Sarawak
and British North Borneo become Crown colonies. |
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1948 |
Malayan
Union scheme abandoned; Federation of Malaya
inaugurated. |
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1948-60 |
Communist
uprising - The Emergency. |
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1952 |
Municipal
elections in Kuala Lumpur; Umno and Malayan Chinese
Association (MCA) parties cooperate. |
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1953 |
Alliance
coalition comprising Umno, MCA and Malayan Indian
Congress (MIC) formed. |
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1955 |
First
general elections in the peninsula; landslide win
for the Alliance. |
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1956 |
Tunku Abdul
Rahman leads Merdeka Mission to London to negotiate
for independence. |
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1957 |
Malaya
becomes independent, and the Union Jack is lowered
for the last time. The Tunku, named the Father of
Independence, becomes the first prime minister of
the Federation of Malaya. |
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1960 |
The state of
emergency ends. |
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1961 |
The Tunku
proposes a political association called Malaysia
that would include Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo,
Sarawak and Brunei. |
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1963 |
Creation of
Malaysia without Brunei. |
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1965 |
Singapore
leaves Malaysia and becomes an independent nation. |
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1970 |
Tun Abdul
Razak takes office as the second Prime Minister of
Malaysia, succeeding Abdul Rahman. |
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1976 |
Tun Hussein
Onn appointed as the third Prime Minister of
Malaysia on Jan 15, a day after the passing of Abdul
Razak. |
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1981 |
Tun Hussein
Onn stepped down and appointed Dato’ Seri Dr
Mahathir Mohamad to take over as Fourth Prime
Minister |
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2003 |
Malaysia's
longest-serving Prime Minister Dr Mahathir retires.
He is succeeded by his deputy Datuk Seri Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi. |
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