page_title: 1957 in Malaya
hierarchical_section_title: 1957 in Malaya
context_page_description: Malaya became independent from British colonial rule on 31 August 1957.
context_section_description: This article lists important figures and events in Malayan public affairs during the year 1957, together with births and deaths of significant Malayans. Malaya became independent from British colonial rule on 31 August 1957.
caption: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj announced the independence of Malaya from the British on August 31, 1957, at Stadium Merdeka.
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