50 years of Independence: Key Events in the History of Malaysia (1957-2007) By azamuddinadnan Aug 31, 1957 Federation of Malaya was granted independence after years of colonial rule. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-independence/chronology-malaysia-fifty-years-of-independence-idUSSP24692620070831 Sep 19, 1963 Federation of Malaysia was formed with the addition of the state of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore into Malaya. https://www.malaysia-insights.com/16-september-1963-the-birth-of-a-nation/ Aug 9, 1965 Separation of Singapore from Malaysia http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/dc1efe7a-8159-40b2-9244-cdb078755013 May 13, 1969 Racial riots, known as May 13 https://adst.org/2016/03/a-black-day-for-malaysia/ Dec 2, 1989 The defeat of communist party against the government https://apnews.com/77ad3035fd83393fc4e5d281a8c36a04 Jul 2, 1997 Asian Financial Crisis https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/asian_financial_crisis Oct 30, 2003 Mahathir stepped down as the longest prime minister http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/31/content_277347.htm Aug 31, 2007 50 years of Independence https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-independence/chronology-malaysia-fifty-years-of-independence-idUSSP24692620070831
