Federation of Malaya a single British crown colony known as the Malayan Union. Due to opposition from Malay nationalists, the Union was disbanded and replaced by the Federation of Malaya, which restored the symbolic positions of the rulers of the Malay states. Within the Federation, while the Malay states were protectorates of the United Kingdom, Penang and Malacca remained British colonial territories. Like the Malayan Union before it, the Federation did not include Singapore, despite its traditional connections with Malaya. The Federation achieved independence within the Commonwealth of Nations on 31 August 1957. In 1963, the Federation was reconstituted as "Malaysia" when it
Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: "Rukometni savez Bosne i Hercegovine" /"Рукометни савез Босне и Херцеговине") is the highest Handball governing body in the country. It organizes the Premier league of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cup of Bosnia-Herzegovina. President of Federation is Mirsad Sirćo. It is also organizes the matches of Bosnia and Herzegovina national handball team. That includes men and women, and youth teams as well. The Handball Federation was founded in 1948, and was part of Yugoslav Handball Federation. When Bosnia-Herzegovina gained independence in 1992, it became the national handball