On 31 August 1957, the British territory of Malaya received its independence from the Crown as a part of Britain's colonial withdrawal from the Far East, after nearly a decade of tortuous counter-insurgency warfare by British and Commonwealth troops against Malayan rebels in the Malayan Emergency.
Pada 31 Agustus 1957, wilayah Inggris Malaya menerima kemerdekaan dari Crown sebagai bagian dari penarikan koloni Inggris dari Timur Jauh, setelah hampir satu dekade pasukan Inggris dan Persemakmuran melakukan perang kontra-pemberontakan berliku-liku terhadap pemberontak Malayan di Malayan Emergency.