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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.
- 24 October – Malayan Party was established by Tan Gee Gak.
- 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, 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
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Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo. | |
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