(1957) Malaya gained independence from Britain, established itself as a constitutional monarchy, the Federation of Malaya; Tunku Abdul Rahman became prime minister
(1963) Sabah, Singapore, Sarawak joined Federation of Malaya, now Federation of Malaysia
(1965) Separation agreement signed by Malaysia and Singapore
(1965) Malaysian Parliament voted to expel Singapore from the Federation
(1965) Malaysia was seated on UN Security Council, Indonesia refused to recognize Malaysia, withdrew from the United Nations and waged guerrilla war against them
(1966) Malaysia and Indonesia reached peace agreement; Indonesia rejoined UN
Malaysia timeline covering an arranged chronological timetable of key events within a particular historical period - by worldatlas.com