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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
The situation created a deep concern in the European population of the island. In 1854 the Singapore Free Press complained that Singapore was a "small island" full of the "very dregs of the population of southeastern Asia". [50]
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.
← 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 ...
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← 1959 1958 1957 1960 in Singapore → 1961 1962 1963 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: Other events of 1960 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Singapore. Incumbents Yang di-Pertuan Negara – Yusof Ishak Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew Events February 1 February – The Housing and Development Board is set up by Lim Kim San ...
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.