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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
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 invasion and subsequent sacking of Singapore that occurred in 1398, was fought between the Majapahit forces and Singaporean forces. The battle lasted for a months; it eventually ended in victory for the Majapahit. [1] [8] The city of Singapore got sacked and destroyed most of the city, and the terrible massacre took place after the invasion ...
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1792) [162] May 7 – Judith van Dorth, Dutch Orangist (d. 1799) June 23 – Michele Troja, Italian physician (d. 1827) July 2 – Rose Bertin, French fashion designer (d. 1813) July 6 – John Paul Jones, American naval captain (d. 1792) [163] September 9 – Thomas Coke, first American Methodist Bishop (d. 1814)
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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.