1960 in Malaysia

1960 in Malaysia
3 years of the nationhood

Bunga Raya

Incumbents

(Source: Malaysian Department of Informations)

February - The first FELDA settlers arrived in Lurah Bilut, Pahang.
10 February - Sultan Ismail is crowned as Sultan of Johor.
4 April - Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong dies. His body was brought back to Negeri Sembilan and laid to rest at Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum, Seri Menanti.
14 April - Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor become as the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
27 May - First Malayan Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca.
31 May - Malayan Banking Berhad was incorporated.
27 July - The Chinese Hibiscus become as the Malaysian national flower and renamed Bunga Raya.
31 July - The second Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor declared the state of emergency ends. A victory parade is held in Kuala Lumpur.
1 September - The second Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor died of a mysterious illness before his installation. His body was brought back to Selangor and laid to rest at royal mausoleum near Sultan Sulaiman Mosque, Klang.
21 September - Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis is elected as the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
5 October - Congo Peacekeeping Mission (1960-1962). Malaya sent 1,947 personnel were dispatched as part of the United Nations Operation in the Congo or ONUC.

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