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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. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...
Song for Singapore: 2010 Lyrics and music: Corrinne May [19] Chorus: [20] I want to sing Sing a song for Singapore With every generation there's more to be grateful for So come and sing Sing a song for Singapore You're my brother you're my sister I'm thankful for my Singapore My Singapore Singapore Stand Up for Singapore: 1984 Lyrics and music ...
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).
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; ... Pages in category "History of Singapore" ... National Treasures of Singapore; Timeline of Singaporean history;
Niebuhr created the first version of the Serenity Prayer. [92] It inspired Winnifred Wygal to write versions of the prayer that would become well known. Fred R. Shapiro , who had cast doubts on Niebuhr's claim of authorship, conceded in 2009 that, "The new evidence does not prove that Reinhold Niebuhr wrote [the prayer], but it does ...
View history; Tools. Tools. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of years in Singapore. See also Timeline of Singaporean history.
The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824. This event has generally been understood to mark the founding of colonial Singapore, [1] a break from its status as a port in ancient times during the Srivijaya and Majapahit eras, and later, as part of the Sultanate of Malacca and the Johor Sultanate.