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Malayan Union

1940s in British Malaya1946 establishments in British Malaya1948 disestablishments in British MalayaBritish MalayaEngvarB from April 2013
Former British colonies and protectorates in AsiaFormer countries in Malaysian historyFormer countries of the Cold WarStates and territories disestablished in 1948States and territories established in 1946
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The Malayan Union was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca. It was the successor to British Malaya and was conceived to unify the Malay Peninsula under a single government to simplify administration. Following opposition by the ethnic Malays, the union was reorganised as the Federation of Malaya in 1948.

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Malayan Union
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Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Kuen Cheng 1

Jalan Belfield
50460 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
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