50 years of Independence: Key Events in the History of Malaysia

Aug 31, 1957

Federation of Malaya was granted independence after years of colonial rule.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-independence/chronology-malaysia-fifty-years-of-independence-idUSSP24692620070831
Sep 19, 1963

Federation of Malaysia was formed with the addition of the state of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore into Malaya.

https://www.malaysia-insights.com/16-september-1963-the-birth-of-a-nation/
Aug 9, 1965

Separation of Singapore from Malaysia

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/dc1efe7a-8159-40b2-9244-cdb078755013
May 13, 1969

Racial riots, known as May 13

https://adst.org/2016/03/a-black-day-for-malaysia/
Dec 2, 1989

The defeat of communist party against the government

https://apnews.com/77ad3035fd83393fc4e5d281a8c36a04
Jul 2, 1997

Asian Financial Crisis

https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/asian_financial_crisis
Oct 30, 2003

Mahathir stepped down as the longest prime minister

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-10/31/content_277347.htm
Aug 31, 2007

50 years of Independence

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-independence/chronology-malaysia-fifty-years-of-independence-idUSSP24692620070831