Crown Colony of North Borneo

Crown Colony of North Borneo
British colony
← 1946–1963 →
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem God Save the King/Queen
Capital		Jesselton
Languages		English, Kadazandusun, Bajau, Malay, Chinese (predominantly Hakka)
Government		Crown colony
Historical era		New Imperialism
•	North Borneo ceded to the Crown Colony	18 July 1946[1]
•	Seven Turtle Islands (including Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi) ceded to the Philippine government	16 October 1947
•	Self-government	31 August 1963[2][3]
•	Malaysia Agreement	16 September 1963
Currency		North Borneo dollar, later Malaya and British Borneo dollar
Today part of		Malaysia  Philippines

The Crown Colony of North Borneo was a British Crown colony established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of British Military Administration. On 16 October 1947, seven of the British-controlled islands in north-eastern Borneo named Turtle Islands together with Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi were ceded to the Philippine government under a past treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the United States.^[5]

Administration

The Governor of British Crown Colony of North Borneo (Queen Elizabeth II until the self-government of North Borneo on 31 August 1963 and the forming of the Federation of Malaysia on 1963.^[6] After the formation of Malaysia, the title was changed to 'Tuan Yang Terutama Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah', which also means 'His Excellency The Governor of Sabah', or 'His Excellency The Head of State of Sabah' and the appointment was later made by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or King of Malaysia. Labuan joined the Crown Colony on 15 July 1946.

List of Governors of the Crown Colony of North Borneo

References

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Further reading

• British North Borneo Becomes Crown Colony
• History (archive) Sabah State Archives – Chief Minister's Department

External links

• Colonial administration records (migrated archive): North Borneo (Sabah/Malaysia) at The National Archives (Pg. 61)

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