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The 'Herald', title graphic from 1 January 1896 after conversion to 14-daily appearance. Extract from the title page of the British North Borneo Official Gazette of 16 April 1902. Although the herald is usually quoted as British North Borneo Herald, its official name has undergone several minor changes:
Once the protocol had been ratified, the British North Borneo Chartered Company administered North Borneo, and in 1888, North Borneo became a British protectorate. [42] On 15 July 1946, the North Borneo Cession Order in Council, 1946, declared the State of North Borneo annexed to the British Crown, hence a British colony. [43]
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The Governor of the Crown Colony of North Borneo was appointed by King George VI, and later Queen Elizabeth II. [9] After the formation of Malaysia in 1963 the title was changed to Yang di-Pertua Negara [ 10 ] and was subsequently changed to 'Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah ', in 1976 ( Enactment.
Map of the British North Borneo with the yellow area covered the Philippine claim to eastern Sabah, presented by the Philippine Government to ICJ on 25 June 2001 [3] Between 1658 and 1700, the Sultanate of Sulu acquired the eastern part of the territory of Northern Borneo after helping the Bruneian forces settle a civil war.
North Borneo (usually known as British North Borneo, also known as the State of North Borneo) [2] was a British protectorate in the northern part of the island of Borneo, (present-day Sabah). The territory of North Borneo was originally established by concessions of the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu in 1877 and 1878 to a German -born ...
The North Borneo dispute arose from an agreement between the now defunct Sultanate of Sulu and the British North Borneo Company (BNBC) in 1878. Under the agreement the Sultan of Sulu either ceded or leased land in North Borneo to the BNBC, which agreed to pay the Sultan and his heirs an annual fee.
On 4 July 1946, the Republic of the Philippines was born. It became the successor to the United States under the treaties of 1930. On 15 July 1946, the United Kingdom annexed the State of North Borneo and, in the view of the United Kingdom, became the sovereign power with respect to what had been the State of North Borneo. [7]