Malaysia Flashcards
The year where the Kingdom of Malacca was founded in the Mainland by a prince from the state of Johore.
1400 AD
The center for the spread of Islam in Malaysia.
Malacca
The year where Malacca was conquered by the Portuguese under Alfonso de Albuquerque.
1511
The year where Portuguese were driven out by the Dutch, which became the dominant European trading power in the region for the next 200 years.
1641
The year where Britain acquired Malacca from the Dutch.
1824
Singapore, Penang, and Malacca became British-run, later called ___.
Straits Settlements
Other states in Malaysia came under the British Protectorate/colonies until ___.
1957
The British had encouraged ___ in order to supply labor needed by tin, rubber and palm oil industries.
Chinese and Indian immigrants
The year where the population of the Malay Peninsula states were divided into Malays (40%), Chinese (37%), and Indians (12%).
1940s
The year where the Federation of Malaya was established and the British granted Malaysia full independence.
August 31, 1957
Tunku Abdul Rahman was the Prime Minister of Malaysia in the years ___.
1963 to 1970
Tun Abdul Razak was the Prime Minister of Malaysia in the years ___.
1970 to 1976
Datuk Hussein Onn was the Prime Minister of Malaysia in the years ___.
1976 to 1981
Mahathir bin Muhammad was the Prime Minister of Malaysia in the years ___.
1981 to 2003
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was the Prime Minister of Malaysia in the years ___.
2003 to 2008
