British Military Administration

British Military Administration (BMA) may refer to:

• The British Military Administration (Borneo) was the interim administration of British Borneo between the end of World War II (September 1945) and the establishment of the Crown Colony in North Borneo and Sarawak in July 1946.
• The British Military Administration (Eritrea), the interim administration established in former Italian Eritrea between 1941 and 1952.
• The British Military Administration (Libya) (sometimes known as British Military Administration (Tripolitania)), the interim administration established on former Italian Libya between the beginning of Allied occupation of the territory in late 1942 and the independence of the kingdom of Libya in December 24, 1951.
• The British Military Administration (Malaya) was the interim administration of British Malaya between the end of World War II (September 1945) and the establishment of the Malayan Union in April 1946.
• The British Military Administration (Somalia), the interim administration established in former Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland between 1941 and 1949.

• From September 1, 1945 to 1 May 1946 Hong Kong was under military administration under Admiral Cecil Harcourt, after the surrender by the Japanese. The military government of Hong Kong was not officially classified as British Military Administration.