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British North Borneo
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North Borneo
North Borneo
was a British
protectorate
located in the northern
Borneo
which is under the sovereign
North Borneo Chartered Company
from 1882 to 1941. From 1942 to 1945, North Borneo was occupied by
Japanese military forces
, before they were driven out by
Australian troops
. From 1946 to 1963, North Borneo was turned into a
Crown Colony of Great Britain
, known as
British North Borneo Crown
. During the time also 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. Today, the former North Borneo is part of
Malaysia
as the
state
of
Sabah
, apart from the island group of
Labuan
which was separated from the rest in 1984 to form a
Federal Territory
, administered directly from the
federal government
.
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