1948 in Malaya

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1948 in Malaya

Events

1 February - The Federation of Malaya is established replacing the Malayan Union
16 June - 3 European estate managers are murdered at Sg. Siput, Perak, which led to the events on 19 June.
19 June - A state of emergency is declared in Malaya following Communist rebellions
June - Leading CPM member Lau Yew is killed
6 October - Sir Henry Gurney is appointed High Commissioner of Malaya
12 December - 25 civilians are killed by British soldiers at Batang Kali, Selangor
December - Kachau Village in Selangor is torched by the British to smoke out Communist guerillas

v t e Years in Malaysia

Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya.

Years in Malaya	1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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