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Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

Timeline of Events

1841

9.24.1841

The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.

1945

6.10.1945

Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei.

1967

10.4.1967

Omar Ali Saifuddin III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son, His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.

1984

1.1.1984

The Sultanate of Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

1.7.1984

Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

9.21.1984

Brunei joins the United Nations.

1998

8.10.1998

HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.