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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).
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is a list of years in Singapore. See also Timeline of Singaporean history ...
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.
← 1977 1976 1975 1978 in Singapore → 1979 1980 1981 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s See also: Other events of 1978 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1978 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Benjamin Henry Sheares Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events April 25 April – Police national serviceman Lee Kim Lai was murdered for his revolver by ...
Singapore in the Straits Settlements refers to a period in the history of Singapore between 1826 and 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Penang and Malacca. Singapore was the capital and the seat of government of the Straits Settlements after it was moved from George Town in 1832.
← 1955 1954 1953 1956 in Singapore → 1957 1958 1959 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s See also: Other events of 1956 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Colony of Singapore. Incumbents Governor: Sir Robert Brown Black Chief Minister: David Marshall (until June 7) Lim Yew Hock (from June 8) Chief Secretary: Sir William Goode Events ...