1955 in Malaya

Events

8 January - Sabak Bernam declared as a white area (free from the communist insurgency) during the Malayan Emergency
March - First General Elections in Malaya. Alliance Party (Parti Perikatan) won 51 parliament seats of 52.
May - Malacca state declared as a white area (free from the communist insurgency) during the Malayan Emergency.
11 November - The Malayan People's Party was formed.
27 November - A rally is held in Kuala Lumpur to urge CPM members to surrender and end the Malayan Emergency.
24 December - 25 December - The Baling Agreement is held in Baling, Kedah between Federation of Malaya government and Communist Party of Malaya.

Years in Malaysia

Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya when it was a British protectorate before independence.

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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