1948 in Malaya

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Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s See also: Other events of 1948 Timeline of Malaysian history

1948 in Malaya

Events

1 February - The Federation of Malaya is established replacing the Malayan Union

16 June - 3 European estate managers are murdered at Sg. Siput, Perak, which led to the events on 19 June.

19 June - A state of emergency is declared in Malaya following Communist rebellions

June - Leading CPM member Lau Yew is killed

6 October - Sir Henry Gurney is appointed High Commissioner of Malaya

12 December - 25 civilians are killed by British soldiers at Batang Kali, Selangor

December - Kachau Village in Selangor is torched by the British to smoke out Communist guerillas

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