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Independence of the South-East Asian Countries

of the South-East Asian Countries! Early in 1948, Burma (now Myanmar) on 4 January and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on 4 February, became independent. Malaya, which had been reoccupied by the British troops in 1945 after the defeat of Japan, became independent in 1957. In 1963 she, along with Sabah (formerly north Borneo), Sarawak and Singapore formed the Malaysian Federation. [...]

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Status of the South-East Asian Countries between the Two World Wars

Read this article to learn about the status of the South-East Asian countries between the two World wars! The Philippines: During the period of US colonial rule, the Philippines had been reduced to an economic appendage of the US. She exported about 80 per cent of all her exports, mainly sugar, coconuts and tobacco, to the US, and was dependent [...]

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