This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1945, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans. Malaya remained under Japanese occupation until September, when British Military Administration was installed.

Events

Below, the events of World War II have the "WW2" acronym. * 15–16 May – WW2: Battle of the Malacca Strait * 6 & 9 August – WW2:

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the onl ...

. These forced Emperor of Japan

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to announce the

surrender of Japan The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, bringing the war's hostilities to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy ...

on 15 August, ending World War 2 in the Asian theatre. * 28 August–2 September – WW2:

Operation Zipper During World War II, Operation Zipper was a British plan to capture either Port Swettenham or Port Dickson, Malaya, as staging areas for the recapture of Singapore in Operation Mailfist. However, due to the end of the war in the Pacific, it wa ...

* September – Civil Affairs Police Force (CAPF) was established. * 4 September – WW2: Japanese forces in Malaya surrendered to the Allies at Penang, signing Penang surrender document on HMS Nelson. * 12 September – British Military Administration(BMA) was installed in Kuala Lumpur. * 17 October –

Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya (PKMM), also known as the Malay Nationalist Party, was founded on 17 October 1945 in Ipoh, Perak. The party was the first Malay political party formed after the Japanese occupation of Malaya. The main goal of the ...

was established. * Late 1945 –

Angkatan Wanita Sedar Angkatan Wanita Sedar (AWAS; Conscious Women's Front) was the first nationalist women's organisation in Malaysia. It was established in late 1945 as women's wing of the Malay Nationalist Party ( ms, Partai Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya, PKMM). Aishah Gha ...

(AWAS) was established.

Aishah Ghani Aishah binti Ghani ( ms, عائشة بنت غاني, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 15 December 1923 – 19 April 2013) was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Social Welfare from 1973 to 1984 and Head of Wanita UMNO wom ...

was the first president.

Births

* 2 March –

Kanang anak Langkau WO1 Temenggong Datuk Kanang anak Langkau, SP, PGB, PGBK, PBS (Rt) (2 March 1945 – 3 January 2013) was a Malaysian hero and soldier from the Iban Dayak community in Sarawak. He was in the Royal Ranger Regiment and Regimental Sergeant Major ...

– Warrior (died

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) * 26 February –

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– Singer * 7 April – M. Rajoli – Actor (died

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) * 16 May - Mahadzir Bin Mohd Khir – Politician (died

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) * 29 July – Muhammad Haji Muhd Taib – Politician * Unknown date – Yusni Jaafar – Actor (died

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)

References

1940s in Malaya

Malaya Malaya refers to a number of historical and current political entities related to what is currently Peninsular Malaysia in Southeast Asia: Political entities * British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits ...

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Events

Births

See also

References