A historical timeline of Selangor

Selangor State Government

Period: Oct 12, 1948 to Oct 12, 2011

Federated Malay States became Federation of Malaya

Oct 31, 1948

Independence of Malaya

Aug 31, 1957

Constitution of the State of Selangor

Feb 26, 1959

Formation of Malaysia

Sep 16, 1963

Selangor state flag adopted

Oct 12, 1965

Relinquishing of Kuala Lumpur to the Federal Government

Oct 12, 1974

Klang is replaced by Shah Alam as the state's capital

Oct 12, 1977

Privatisation of water companies in Selangor

Jan 12, 1997

Selangor Water Woes

Petaling Jaya becomes the second city in Selangor

Jun 20, 2006

PJ Now a City

Selangor becomes a state under Pakatan Rakyat

Mar 10, 2008

[Malaysia's political tsunami](htthttp://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/03/09/political-tsunami.htmlp://)

Selangor government bids to take over water from private company Syabas

Feb 17, 2009

Selangor takeover of Water

Cow head march at Selangor State Secretariat

Aug 28, 2009

[Cow Head Incident](httphttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8246272.stm://)

Selangor implements No Plastic Bag Day

Dec 20, 2009

No Plastic Bag Day

Attacks on Selangor churches

Jan 8, 2010

Assumption Church attack

Chief Secretary’s appointment of Selangor State Secretary without consultation with Mentri Besar

Dec 29, 2010

Lim Kit Siang on State Secretary's appointment