Crown Colony of Penang
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| British Crown Colony State of the Federation of Malaya |
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Anthem God Save the King/Queen |
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 Location of Penang
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| Capital | George Town, Penang | |||||||||
| Languages | English, Malay, Chinese and Indian languages | |||||||||
| Government | British Crown colony | |||||||||
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| • | 1946–1952 | George VI | ||||||||
| • | 1952–1957 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Residents-Councillor | ||||||||||
| • | 1946–1948 | Sydney Noel King | ||||||||
| Historical era | Post-war · Cold War | |||||||||
| • | Dissolution of the Straits Settlements | 1 April 1946 | ||||||||
| • | Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 | ||||||||
| Currency | Malayan dollar | |||||||||
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| Today part of |
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Penang was a British Crown colony from 1946 to 1957. It came under British sovereignty after been ceded by the Sultanate of Kedah in 1786, and had been part of the Straits Settlements until 1946.
During World War II, it was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. After the post-war dissolution of the Straits Settlements Penang and Malacca become crown colonies in the Federation of Malaya, while Singapore became a standalone crown colony, separate from Malaya. In 1955, Tunku Abdul Rahman held a meeting with the British to discuss the end of British rule in Penang with a merger with Malayan Union (which was then replaced by Federation of Malaya). On 31 August 1957, when Malaya achieved its independence from the United Kingdom, Penang was integrated as part of the federation, which later known as Malaysia when it merged with another territories in British Borneo.
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