Malaysia: Polity Style: 1948-2024 |
| 1 Feb 1948 |
the Malay States (Johore, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and Trengganu), the Settlement of Malacca and the Settlement of Penang constituted the Federation of Malaya or, in Malay, "Persekutuan Tanah Melayu" in accordance with the Federation of Malaya Agreement, 1948 (signed on 21 Jan 1948) and the Federation of Malaya Order in Council, 1948 (made on 26 Jan 1948, came into operation on 1 Feb 1948) (Statutory Instruments, 1948, vol. I, part I, pp. 1231-1338 including the Federation of Malaya Agreement 1948, pp. 1276-1338) [1][2] |
| 1 Feb 1948 - 15 Sep 1963 |
Persekutuan Tanah Melayu :: Federation of Malaya |
| 31 Aug 1957 |
the Federation of Malaya became an independent state in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 19 Jul 1957; House of Lords on 29 Jul 1957; received Royal Assent on 31 Jul 1957; effective on the date, 31 Aug 1957, specified by the Malaya Independence Order in Council, 1957) (Public General Acts, 1957, pp. 986-993) [1] |
| 31 Aug 1957 |
the Constitution of Federation of Malaya (contained in the Schedule to the Federation of Malaya Independence Order in Council, 1957) came into operation on 31 Aug 1957 in accordance with the Federation of Malaya Independence Order in Council, 1957, made on 23 Aug 1957, effective immediately brfore 31 Aug 1957 (Statutory Instruments, 1957, part I, pp. 832-986) |
| 9 Jul 1963 |
the colonies of the United Kingdom, North Borneo and Sarawak, and the State of Singapore are set to be federated with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya into the Federation to be called "Malaysia" in accordance with an Agreement Relating to Malaysia signed by the representatives of the United Kingdom, the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore on 9 Jul 1963 in London (amended by the parties on 28 Aug 1963) ("Malaysia: Agreement to form Malaysia and draft constitution." International Legal Materials, Vol. 2, No. 5 (1963): 816–870) [3] |
| 16 Sep 1963 |
the States of Malaya (Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Trengganu), the Borneo States (Sabah and Sarawak) and the State of Singapore constitued a federation to be known, in Malay and in English, by the name Malaysia in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the Federation of Malaya (Dewan Rakyat on 20 Aug 1963, Dewan Negara on 21 Aug 1963, assented to on 26 Aug 1963, effective on the date, 16 Sep 1963, specified by a proclamation issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 29 Aug 1963) [4] |
| 16 Sep 1963 - |
Malaysia |
