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Federation of Malaya
Country that existed during British rule of Malaya and after independence, from 1948-1963 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Federation of Malaya was a federation of what previously had been British Malaya, with eleven states that existed from 1 February 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957, and in 1963, Malaysia was formed when Malaya united with Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak.
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