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In 1824, British control in Malaya (before the name Malaysia) was formalised by the Anglo-Dutch Treaty, which divided the Malay Archipelago between Britain and the Netherlands. The Dutch evacuated Melaka [ 63 ] and renounced all interest in Malaya, while the British recognised Dutch rule over the rest of the East Indies .
The first European visitors to present-day British Columbia were Spanish sailors and other European sailors who sailed for the Spanish crown. There is some evidence that the Greek-born Juan de Fuca, who sailed for Spain and explored the West coast of North America in the 1590s, might have reached the passageway between Washington State and Vancouver Island – today known as the Strait of Juan ...
The province's name was chosen by Queen Victoria, when the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), i.e., "the Mainland", became a British colony in 1858. [27] It refers to the Columbia District, the British name for the territory drained by the Columbia River, in southeastern British Columbia, which was the namesake of the pre-Oregon Treaty Columbia Department of the Hudson's Bay Company.
The term "British Malaya" (/ m ə ˈ l eɪ ə /; Malay: Tanah Melayu British) loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British hegemony or control between the late 18th and the mid-20th century.
Malaysia history-related lists (11 P) A. Archaeology of Malaysia (1 C, 1 P) E. Historical events in Malaysia (36 C) H. Historiography of Malaysia (3 C)
First Nations history in British Columbia (3 C, 47 P) Former provincial parks of British Columbia (8 P) H. Heritage sites in British Columbia (3 C, 10 P)
In 1955, Tunku Abdul Rahman held a meeting with the British to discuss the end of British rule in Penang with a merger with the Malayan Union (which was then replaced by the Federation of Malaya). On 31 August 1957, when Malaya achieved its independence from the United Kingdom , Penang was integrated as a state of the federation, which later ...
It was the first deadliest air crash disaster for Malaysia Airlines in history. 1978: 28 December: Color television was launched by then Prime Minister, Hussein Onn in RTM 1 channel. 1979: 21 December: Pedra Branca dispute: Singapore lodged a formal protest with Malaysia in response to a map published by Malaysia in 1979 claiming Pedra Branca ...