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A History of Modern Singapore (Singapore: NUS Press, 2009), ... numerous well-researched and well-documented essays on key events and important figures, ...
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
The early history of Singapore refers to its pre-colonial era before 1819, when the British East India Company led by Stamford Raffles established a trading settlement on the island and set in motion the history of modern Singapore. Prior to 1819, the island was known by several names.
Although the archaeology of Singapore has lain rest to the idea that its 14th-century history is wholly fictional, [6] it has been suggested that the figure of Sang Nila Utama himself, with his illustrious genealogy and fantastic deeds, was a literary device intended to cover up the ignominious history of the founder of Melaka, the Sultan ...
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.
Singapore history-related lists (1 C, 9 P) A. Archaeology of Singapore (2 P) Archives in Singapore (2 P) B. Borders of Singapore (4 C, 2 P) D. Defunct mass media in ...
The governors of Singapore were the political leaders of Singapore during its pre-independence phase in the history of Singapore. [ 1 ] Residents of Singapore (1819–1826)
The Indian High Commissioner to Singapore B.M. Oza, Singapore's Ambassador to Washington Punch Coormaraswamy and the deputy managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Herman Hochstadt were among the notable members of society who paid their last respects to him.