British Crown Colony on northwest Borneo, ceded by the last White Rajah, Charles Vyner Brooke, to the British Crown on 1 July 1946 amid the bitterly contested Sarawak Anti-Cession Movement.
Joined the Federation of Malaysia as the state of Sarawak on 16 September 1963.
Dedicated political history of exactly this Crown Colony era, including the Anti-Cession Movement. Open-Library-verified exact title/author/year match.