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  2. List of sovereign states by date of formation - Wikipedia

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    Independence from France Lebanon: 23 May 1926: Lebanese Republic formed 26 November 1941: Independence from France declared 1 September 1920: France establishes State of Greater Lebanon with current boundaries 22 November 1943: Independence from France recognized Malaysia: 16 September 1963: Formation of Malaysia [12] [13] 31 August 1957

  3. History of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Tugu Negara, the Malaysian national monument, is dedicated to those who fell during World War II and the Malayan Emergency. Japanese troops landed on Malaya in 1941. The British in Malaya were completely unprepared for the outbreak the Pacific War in December 1941. During the 1930s, anticipating the rising threat of Japanese naval power, they ...

  4. Timeline of national independence - Wikipedia

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    Various states have never declared independence throughout their formations and hence are not included in the main list on this page, including states that were formed by the unification of multiple independent states, such as the United Kingdom, United States, and Tanzania, including states that did declare independence, but whose most recent ...

  5. Malayan campaign - Wikipedia

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    Royal Engineers, equipped with demolition charges, destroyed over a hundred bridges during the retreat, yet this did little to delay the Japanese. By the time the Japanese had captured Singapore , they had suffered 14,768 casualties; [ 16 ] Allied losses totaled 130,246, including around 7,500 to 8,000 killed, 11,000+ wounded and 120,000 ...

  6. Malayan Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

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    The date for Federation of Malaya's Independence on 31 August 1957 was determined after Tunku Abdul Rahman, Haji Sulaiman Palestine, Haji Ahmad Badawi, and a number of other UMNO leaders sought the views of Syeikh Abdullah Fahim, a notable Ulama from Kepala Batas, Penang. According to Syeikh Abdullah Fahim, if the British would not grant ...

  7. Timeline of Malaysian history - Wikipedia

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    Exit Singapore: Malaysian Parliament voted to expel Singapore from the Malaysia, gave Singapore to become independent nation. 27 August: The National Mosque, which known as "Masjid Negara" was declared open by then Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Syed Putra. 30 August: Subang International Airport was officially opened. 14 - 21 December 1965

  8. List of World War II puppet states - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of puppet states sponsored, created, or controlled by an occupying member of the Axis or Allied powers in World War II.. These puppet states or régimes claimed to enjoy full, complete, and independent sovereignty, but took at least some direction from their countries' occupiers. [1]

  9. British Malaya - Wikipedia

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    The federation achieved independence on 31 August 1957. On 16 September 1963 the federation became Malaysia, by bringing Singapore (self-governing since 1959), Sarawak and North Borneo into the federation as new states. Singapore was expelled from the federation on 9 August 1965.