Straits Settlement of Malacca
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| Capital | Malacca Town |
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| Language(s) | Malay, English | |||
| Political structure | Colony | |||
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| - 1825-1830 | George IV | |||
| - 1837-1901 | Victoria | |||
| - 1936-1846 | George VI | |||
| Residents-Councillor | ||||
| - 1825 | Walter Sewell Cracroft | |||
| - 1956-1957 | Maurice John Hayward (acting) | |||
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| - 1942-1944 | Ken Tsurumi | |||
| - 1944-1945 | Takeo Kinukawa | |||
| Historical era | Imperialism | |||
| - Anglo-Dutch Treaty | 17 March, 1824 | |||
| - Japanese occupation | 1942-1945 | |||
| - British control restored | 1945 | |||
| - Malayan Union | 1 April, 1946 | |||
| - Federation of Malaya | 31 January 1948 | |||
| Currency | Straits Dollar Malayan Dollar |
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The Straits Settlement of Malacca was colony within the British Empire from 1825 to 1946 when it joined the Malayan Union. The colony was established by the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, and during World War II it was under Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945.
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