Crown Colony of Malacca Jajahan Mahkota Melaka (Malay) | |||||||||||||
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| 1946–1957 | |||||||||||||
| Anthem: God Save the King/Queen | |||||||||||||
Location of Malacca | |||||||||||||
| Status | British Crown Colony State of theFederation of Malaya | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Malacca Town | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | English,Malay,Chinese,Tamil and other languages | ||||||||||||
| Government | British Crown colony | ||||||||||||
| Monarchs | |||||||||||||
• 1946–1952 | George VI | ||||||||||||
• 1952–1957 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||
| Residents-Councillor | |||||||||||||
• 1956–1957 | Maurice John Hayward (acting) | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Post-war · Cold War | ||||||||||||
• Dissolution of the Straits Settlements | 1 April 1946 | ||||||||||||
• Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Malayan dollar | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Malaysia | ||||||||||||
Malacca was a BritishCrown colony from 1946 to 1957. It came under British sovereignty after the signing of theAnglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, and was part of theStraits Settlements until 1946.[1]
DuringWorld War II, it was occupied by theJapanese from 1942 to 1945. Following the disbandment of the Straits Settlements in the aftermath of World War II, Penang and Malacca evolved into Crown colonies within the Federation of Malaya, whileSingapore transformed into an individual Crown colony distinct from Malaya.[2] In 1955,Tunku Abdul Rahman held a meeting with the British to discuss the end of British rule in Malacca with a merger withMalayan Union (which was then replaced byFederation of Malaya). On 31 August 1957, when Malaya achieved its independence from the United Kingdom, Malacca was integrated as part of the federation, which was later known asMalaysia when it merged with the territories inBritish Borneo.[3]