British Military Administration in Malaya

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The British Military Administration in Malaya was the temporary post–World War II military government established by Britain to restore order and reassert colonial control in Malaya after the Japanese surrender.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administration
military government
administeredTerritory Federated Malay States
Malaya
linked to: British Malaya

Straits Settlements
Unfederated Malay States
appliesToEthnicGroup Chinese in Malaya
Indians in Malaya
Malays
linked to: Malay peoples
appliesToJurisdiction Peninsular Malaya
linked to: British Malaya

Singapore
appliesToPeriod post–World War II
country United Kingdom
dissolvedBecauseOf introduction of the Malayan Union
restoration of civil government in Malaya
endTime 1946-04-01
establishedAfterEvent Japanese surrender in World War II
followedBy Crown Colony of Singapore
Malayan Union
follows Japanese occupation of Malaya
Japanese occupation of Singapore
governmentType military rule
hasAuthorityOver civil affairs in Malaya
economic reconstruction in Malaya
public security in Malaya
war damage and relief in Malaya
hasCause collapse of Japanese administration in Malaya
hasObjective re-establish civil administration
reassert British colonial control in Malaya
restore order in Malaya after Japanese occupation
headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
historicalPeriod decolonisation of Malaya
languageUsed English
Malay
legalForm military administration
locatedInTimeZone UTC+08:00
militaryBranch British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
partOf British Empire
British Military Administration in Southeast Asia
significantEvent disarmament of Japanese forces in Malaya
food rationing in postwar Malaya
re-establishment of police forces in Malaya
reopening of ports and trade in Malaya
startTime 1945-09-12

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Japanese occupation of Malaya followedBy British Military Administration in Malaya
Japanese occupation of Malaya endEvent British reoccupation of Malaya
linked to: British Military Administration in Malaya
British Military Administration in Malaya partOf British Military Administration in Southeast Asia
linked to: British Military Administration in Malaya
Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia notableOperation Allied reoccupation of Malaya
linked to: British Military Administration in Malaya
Malayan Home Guard organizedBy British military administration in Malaya
linked to: British Military Administration in Malaya
Commander-in-Chief, Scotland hasHistoricalContext British military administration in Scotland
linked to: British Military Administration in Malaya