North Borneo History

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In January 1967, just a few months away from Sabah’s first general election, Tun Fuad Stephens as the President of United Pasok Momogun Organisation (UPKO) sent a letter to Datuk Peter Mojuntin to be prepared for the upcoming election in April the same year. #ma63 #unity #sabah

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These tweets are part of a 12-week special to highlight North Borneo’s WW2 history

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2. The partition of Borneo by the Japanese

In this 1943 Japanese aeronautical map, Northern Borneo (Kita Boruneo) was divided into five administrative provinces (shu):

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So which ‘shu’ are you from?

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These tweets are part of a 12-week special to highlight North Borneo’s WW2 history

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1. The beginning of Japanese occupation of Borneo

#75yearsWW2 #northborneo #History #WorldWarII

Credit: AWM

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For the first time in modern history all of Borneo was under a single rule.

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@redhongyi Can we work together on Sabah related history for Malaysia Day in September?

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It's been 75 years, but how much do you know about North Borneo's history during World War 2? Do we remember those who sacrificed themselves for our freedom? Who are the local heroes? We'll be sharing almost forgotten War stories from North Borneo in the next 12 weeks.

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General Douglas MacArthur at a field-conference of high-ranking Allied officers at Labuan, North Borneo, 10 Jun 1945

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This day in 1945, begin of the Battle of North Borneo. Australian forces of the 9th Australian Division landed on Labuan Island.

The entire battle resulted in a series of small-scale engagements, and ended in mid August with the surrender of the Empire of Japan. #WW2

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then and now .... #Sabah #northBorneo #MountKinabalu

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Kota Kinabalu International Airport in 1985. Credit: Sabah State Archives.