The Malayan Emergency, as it was called, began in 1948 and lasted until 1960, but by 1957, Britain felt confident enough to grant independence to the Federation of Malaya within the Commonwealth.
Oprøret begyndte i 1948 og varede til 1960, men i 1957 var Storbritannien tilstrækkelig sikker på resultatet til at give Malayas føderation selvstændighed indenfor Commonwealth.