| Malaysia is situated in heart of southeast Asia.Due to this it has always been trade routes from Europe, the Orient, India and China.
The important events in Malaysia History are:-
- During the 1000's B.C., new groups of migrants who spoke a language related to Malay came to Malaysia.
- In 1511, a Portuguese fleet led by Alfonso de Albuquerque - and lured by the spice trade - sailed into Malacca's harbor, opened fire with cannons, and captured the city from the Malays.
- Britain made a move to Malaysia in 1789.
- In World War II, Japan overran Malaya and, after the war, a federation was set up to eliminate much of the confusion that exited between the Malay states.
- In 1946 the United Malaya National Organization was established.
- In 1957 the Federation of Malaya had gained complete independence from Britain.
- In 1957, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, became the first prime minister of Malaya .
- In 1961, the term "Malaysia" came into being after Tunku convinced Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak to join Malaya in a federal union.
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