1945 in Malaya

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See also:	Other events of 1945; History of Malaysia • Timeline • Years

This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1945, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans. Malaya remained under Japanese occupation until September, when British Military Administration was installed.

Events[]

Below, the events of World War II have the "WW2" acronym.

15–16 May – WW2: Battle of the Malacca Strait
6 & 9 August – WW2: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These forced Emperor of Japan Hirohito to announce the surrender of Japan on 15 August, ending World War 2 in the Asian theatre.^[1]
28 August–2 September – WW2: Operation Zipper
September – Civil Affairs Police Force (CAPF) was established.
4 September – WW2: Japanese forces in Malaya surrendered to the Allies at Penang, signing Penang surrender document on HMS Nelson.
12 September – British Military Administration(BMA) was installed in Kuala Lumpur.
17 October – Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya was established.
Late 1945 – Angkatan Wanita Sedar (AWAS) was established. Aishah Ghani was the first president.

Births[]

2 March – Kanang anak Langkau – Warrior (died 2013)^[2]
26 February – – Singer
7 April – – Actor (died 2010)
16 May - – Politician (died 2012)
29 July – – Politician
Unknown date – – Actor (died 2007)

Deaths[]

References[]

^ "75 years since atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan". BBC News. August 9, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ Nazari, Tasneem (September 8, 2020). "Kanang Anak Langkau: The Fearless Iban Warrior Who Is Malaysia's Most-Decorated War Hero". The Rakyat Post. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

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[1] "75 years since atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan". BBC News. August 9, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[2] Nazari, Tasneem (September 8, 2020). "Kanang Anak Langkau: The Fearless Iban Warrior Who Is Malaysia's Most-Decorated War Hero". The Rakyat Post. Retrieved January 11, 2021.

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v t Years in Malaysia
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.
Years in British Malaya	1909 1925 1927 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
Years in Federation of Malaya	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

v t 1945 in Asia
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Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Bahrain British India British Malaya Brunei Colony of Aden Cyprus Dutch East Indies French India French Indochina Kuwait Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Syria Taiwan

1945 in Malaya

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Events[]

Births[]

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