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Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore. This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Part of a series on the. History of Singapore; Early history (pre-1819) Srivijaya: 650–1377 ... Timeline; Riots; Military ...
Between 2 Oceans: A Military History of Singapore from 1275 to 1971 (2nd ed. Marshall Cavendish International Asia, 2011). Ong, Siang Song. One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore (Oxford University Press--Singapore, 1984) online. Perry, John Curtis. Singapore: Unlikely Power (Oxford University Press, 2017). Tan, Kenneth Paul (2007).
In his book "The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew", Lee detailed an incident where in 1960, the CIA allegedly attempted to bribe certain members of his party, the PAP, in an attempt to create division and weaken his leadership, however the official had reported the bribery attempt instead of accepting the money.
The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 August 1965. [1] After the separation, the fledgling nation had to become self-sufficient, however was faced with problems including mass unemployment, housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "History of Singapore" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
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← 1954 1953 1952 1955 in Singapore → 1956 1957 1958 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s See also: Other events of 1955 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1955 in Colony of Singapore. Incumbents Governor: until 2 June: Sir John Fearns Nicoll 2 June-30 June: Sir William Goode (as Officer Administrating the Government) starting 30 June: Sir ...