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Events on Saturday 31 August 1957 1
1957Federation of Malaya gains independenceEnd of British colonial rule in MalayaThe Federation of Malaya became independent from Britain under Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman. It later formed the core of the modern state of Malaysia when it merged with Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak in 1963.