HISTORY OF THE DUTCH IN MALAYSIA
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ISBN:
978-983-43519-0- 9
Categories:
History
File Size
52.48 MB
Format
epub
Language
English
Release Year
2017
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Author
Dennis De WittSynopsis
Malaysia, before its independence from the British in 1957 was known as Malaya. The country continued with this name even after its independence until 1963 when it became known as Malaysia. In this book, the name ‘Malaya’ is used when referring
to its British colonial period and ‘Malaysia’ is used when referring
to the country after its independence.When the British gained control of the entire Malay Peninsula in 1930 and prior to the
independence of Indonesia from Dutch colonial rule, many Dutch nationals who were living in Indonesia did not recognise the term Malaya. Instead they referred to the whole of the Malay Peninsula simply as Malakka, referring to the State of Malacca. Today, Malaysia is known in Dutch as Maleisië.