Post-war federation of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca
| Subject | Malayan Union |
| Category | Post-war federation of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 1948 |
The Malayan Union was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca. It was the successor to British Malaya and was conceived to unify the Malay Peninsula under a single government to simplify administration. Following opposition by the ethnic Malays, the union was reorganised as the Federation of Malaya in 1948.
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