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Malayan Union

Malayan Union
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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.

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  1. Direct Action DayAugust 16, 1946
  2. French Fourth Republic1946 – October 4, 1958
  3. Malayan Union (this page)1946–1948
  4. People's Republic of BulgariaSeptember 15, 1946 – November 15, 1990
  5. People's Socialist Republic of AlbaniaJanuary 11, 1946 – March 22, 1992
  6. Second Hungarian RepublicFebruary 1, 1946 – August 20, 1949

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