Anglo Dutch Treaty and establishment of Malaya as a Crown colony
Federation of Malaya independence
Federation of Malaya joins the United Nations
Tunku Abdul Rahman is elected first Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya
Malaysia Agreement: Federation of Malaysia is formed, with British colonies of North Borneo (now Sabah), Sarawak and Singapore joining Malaya
Tunku Abdul Rahman is elected Prime Minister of the new Federation of Malaysia
Singapore withdraws from Malaysia
Malaysia, together with Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand establish the Association for Regional Cooperation among the Countries of Southeast Asia (to be known as ASEAN)
Tunku Abdul Rahman resigns as PM, replaced by Abdul Razak
Malaysia establishes diplomatic ties with China
Hussein Onn becomes Prime Minister after Razak’s death
Mahathir Mohamad becomes prime minister after the resignation of Hussein Onn, and wins the next five consecutive general elections (1982, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1999), ruling for 22 years
Mahathir Mohamad resigns, succeeded by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Abdullah steps down as prime minister, replaced by deputy, Najib Abdul Razak
Malaysia-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established
Malaysia-US Comprehensive Partnership announced
Exposure of 1 MDB fraud claims
Najib Razak signs agreement with China’s Eximbank to fund East Coast Rail Link
Najib Razak attends 2017 Belt and Road Forum
Pakatan Harapan coalition led by Mahathir Mohamad wins general election for 14th Parliament of Malaysia
Government announces plan to withdraw Malaysian troops from Saudi Arabia
Government reverses earlier pledge to ratify UN human rights treaties
Mahathir announces Malaysia’s withdrawal from Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Mahathir pledges support for China’s Belt and Road initiative
Mahathir launches new Foreign Policy Framework document