Crown Colony of North Borneo
The Crown Colony of North Borneo was a Crown colony on the island of Borneo established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of the British Military Administration. The Crown Colony of Labuan joined the new Crown Colony during its formation. It was succeeded as the state of Sabah through the formation of the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.
Crown Colony of North Borneo | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946–1963 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Anthem: God Save the King (1946–1952) God Save the Queen (1952–1963) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | British colony | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Jesselton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | English, Bajau, Murut, Chinese, Kadazan Dusun, Sabah Malay | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1946–1952 | George VI | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1952–1963 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||||||||
• 1946–1949 | Edward Twining | ||||||||||||||||||
• 1959–1963 | William Goode | ||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||||||||||||
• North Borneo ceded to the Crown Colony | 15 July 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Seven Turtle Islands (including Cagayan de Sulu and Mangsee Islands) ceded to the Philippine government | 16 October 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Self-government | 31 August 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Malaysia Agreement | 16 September 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | North Borneo dollar, Malaya−British Borneo dollar | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||
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