1961 in Malaysia

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1961 in Malaysia
4 years of the nationhood

Contents 1 Events 2 Sports 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 See also

[edit] Events

• 4 January - Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis is installed as the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
• February - Tunku Abdul Rahman plans to form the new federations called Malaysia merged with Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, Brunei, and Sarawak.
• 9 March - International Quran Reading Competition is held for the first time.
• May - First Malayan Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca.
• June - Congo Peacekeeping Mission (1960-1962). Malaya sent 1,947 personnel were dispatched as part of the United Nations Operation in the Congo or ONUC.

[edit] Sports

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] See also

• 1961
• 1960 in Malaysia | 1962 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia