1956 in Malaya
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This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1956, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans.
Incumbent political figures
Central level
- Governor of Malaya :
- Chief Minister Federation of Malaya :
State level
Perlis :
Johore :
Kedah :
Kelantan :
Terengganu :
Selangor :
Penang :
Malacca :
- Monarchs : Queen Elizabeth II
- Residents-Commissioner : Maurice John Hawyard (Acting)
Negri Sembilan :
Pahang :
Perak :
- British Adviser of Perak : Ian Blelloch (until unknown date, position abolished)
- Sultan of Perak : Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
- Menteri Besar of Perak : Abdul Wahab Toh Muda Abdul Aziz
Events
- 8 February – The Treaty of London 1956 was signed to set up the independent Federation of Malaya
- 20 February – Tunku Abdul Rahman announced in Malacca Town after he returned from London that Malaya would become independent on 31 August 1957.
- March – The Rural and Industrial Development Authority (RIDA) Training Centre (Dewan Latehan RIDA) was established.
- March – Reid Commission is established for drafting the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya .
- 22 June – Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka was established as Balai Pustaka in Johor Bahru.
- 22 June – Pipeline ambush.
- 1 July – The Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) was established.[1]
- 24 October – Malayan Party was established by Tan Gee Gak.[2]
- 22 November-8 December – Malaya competed for the first time in 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne, Australia. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.
- Unknown date – Catholic High School, Malaysia in Petaling Jaya is founded by Rev. Bro. Philippe Wu of the Marist Brothers.
Births
- 1 January – Mona Fandey – Singer and witchcraft involved in murdering Mazlan Idris in 1993 (died by hanging 2001)
- 8 February – Raja Iskandar Dzulkarnain – Raja Di-Hilir Perak
- 2 May – Mohamad bin Hasan – Politician
- 10 July – K. Rajagopal – Coach and footballer
- 11 September – Mohd Hatta Ramli – Politician
- 2 November – Arif Shah Omar Shah – Politician
- 15 November – Ong Ka Ting – Politician
- 27 November – Sultan Nazrin Muizuddin Shah – 35th Sultan of Perak
- Unknown date – Louisa Chong – Actor
Deaths
- January 22 – Tun Yusuf
- August 26 – Yeung Kwo – Deputy Secretary General of the Malayan Communist Party
See also
References
- ^ "Penubuhan" Archived 2006-01-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 February 2006.
- ^ Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp742–743
