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Tugu Negara, the Malaysian national monument, is dedicated to those who fell during World War II and the Malayan Emergency. Japanese troops landed on Malaya in 1941. The British in Malaya were completely unprepared for the outbreak the Pacific War in December 1941. During the 1930s, anticipating the rising threat of Japanese naval power, they ...
In 1902, the Philippines became a U.S. territory with the passage of the Philippine Organic Act, later becoming a U.S. Commonwealth in 1936. It was occupied by the Japanese during the Second World War. In 1943, with Japan granting it a short-lived nominal independence.
Sarawak was granted establishment of de facto self-government and independence before Malaysia formation. 31 July: Malaysia Act 1963 which provisioning Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore came to operation in United Kingdom. Manila Accord was signed by the governments of Malaya (now Malaysia), Indonesia and, Philippines. 31 August
Malayan independence. [1] Communist retreat from Malaya. [2] Chin Peng exiled to Thailand. [3] [4] Congo Crisis (1960–1964) Congo UNOC Malaysia Katanga South Kasai: Victory. The Congo established as an independent unitary state under the de facto dictatorship of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu. Cross border attacks in North Borneo (1962–present ...
[2] [8] In 1963, the Federation was reconstituted as "Malaysia" when it federated with the British territories of Singapore, Sarawak, and North Borneo; a claim to the latter territory was maintained by the Philippines. [9] [10] Singapore separated from Malaysia to become an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [11]
With the rejuvenated nationalist movements in wait, the Europeans returned to a very different Southeast Asia after World War II. Indonesia declared independence on 17 August 1945 and subsequently fought a bitter war against the returning Dutch; the Philippines was granted independence by the United States in 1946; Burma secured their ...
Bloody Shambles, The First Comprehensive Account of the Air Operations over South-East Asia December 1941 – April 1942 Volume One: Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore. London: Grub Street Press. (1992) ISBN 978-0-948817-50-2; Smith, Colin, Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II, London, 2005.
Below, the events of World War II have the "WW2" acronym. 15–16 May – WW2: Battle of the Malacca Strait; 6 & 9 August – WW2: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These forced Emperor of Japan Hirohito to announce the surrender of Japan on 15 August, ending World War 2 in the Asian theatre. [1] 28 August–2 September – WW2 ...