The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Malaya" id="mwww" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Federation of Malaya">Federation of Malaya</a> (now <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" id="mwxA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.