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  2. History of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia withdrew its ambassadors in response, and asked Thailand to represent Malaysia in both countries. [ 196 ] Indonesian President Sukarno , backed by the powerful Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), regarded Malaysia as a "neocolonialist" plot against his country, and backed a Communist insurgency in Sarawak, mainly involving elements of ...

  3. History of Sabah - Wikipedia

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    In 1885, United Kingdom, Spain and Germany signed the Madrid Protocol of 1885. The purpose of the protocol was to recognise the sovereignty of Spain in the Sulu Archipelago and also for Spain to relinquish all claims it might have had over North Borneo. [31] In 1888, North Borneo became a protectorate of the United Kingdom. Administration and ...

  4. Spanish East Indies - Wikipedia

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    Reception of the Manila galleon by the Chamorro in the Ladrones Islands, Boxer Codex (c. 1590). With the Portuguese guarding access to the Indian Ocean around the Cape, a monopoly supported by papal bulls and the Treaty of Tordesillas, Spanish contact with the Far East waited until the success of the 1519–1522 Magellan–Elcano expedition that found a Southwest Passage around South America ...

  5. List of countries that have gained independence from Spain

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    Prior to its independence from Spain, the United States occupied the island until the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1898), which ended the Spanish–American War). The U.S. Armed Forces left the island in 1902. 29 First Philippine Republic Philippines: Captaincy General of Philippines: 12 June 1898 The Philippines gained its independence from

  6. Decolonisation of Asia - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia: 31 August 1957: Malayan independence from the United Kingdom was declared in Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) 16 September 1963: Malaysia was formed by the federation of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya. Maldives: 26 July 1965: Independence from the United Kingdom Mongolia: 1206

  7. European colonisation of Southeast Asia - Wikipedia

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    The first phase of European colonization of Southeast Asia took place throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Where new European powers competing to gain monopoly over the spice trade, as this trade was very valuable to the Europeans due to high demand for various spices such as pepper , cinnamon , nutmeg , and cloves .

  8. British Borneo - Wikipedia

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    From Rome, Cuarteroni went to Spain, where he soon died. The island of Labuan has an area of 30 square miles (78 km 2 ) and contains 6,800 inhabitants; it is an important shipping station between Singapore and Hong Kong.

  9. British Malaya - Wikipedia

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    This demarcation as stated in the agreement remains today the Malaysia–Thailand border. The Malay rulers did not acknowledge the agreement, but were too weak to resist British influence. In Kedah after the Bangkok Treaty, George Maxwell was posted by the British in Kedah as the sultan's advisor.