Federation of Malaya
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The Federation of Malaya was a federation of what previously had been British Malaya, with eleven states that existed from 1 Febuary 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957, and in 1963, Malaysia was formed when Malaya united with Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak.