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Name: Crown Colony of Sarawak

Type: Polity

Start: 1946 AD

End: 1963 AD

Nation: raj of sarawak

Parent: great britain

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Was a British Colony in the northwestern part of the island of Borneo. It became independent from the United Kingdom in 1963 as the state of Sarawak in the Federation of Malaysia.

Establishment


  • July 1946: The Crown Colony of Sarawak was established in 1946, shortly after the dissolution of the British Military Administration in the region.
  • July 1946: The Crown Colony of North Borneo was established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of the British Military Administration in the area.
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    1. Events


  • September 1963: Malaysia was formed when the federation united with the Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak Crown Colonies.

  • Disestablishment


  • September 1963: Malaysia was formed when the federation united with the Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak Crown Colonies.
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