ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : History of Singapore </title> <META name="keywords" keyword=""> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2004-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> History of Singapore <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xsingapore.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xsingapore.html"> <img src = "../banners/bansingapore.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on December 20th 2004, last revised on December 26th 2004 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Singapore </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1819 <BR><BR><BR> 1823 <BR> 1824 <BR> 1825 <BR> 1826 <BR><BR> 1832 <BR> 1858 <BR> 1860 <BR> 1867 <BR> 1869 <BR> 1871 <BR> 1887 <BR> 1901 <BR> 1915 <BR> 1923 <BR><BR> 1928 <BR> 1930 <BR> 1942 <BR> 1945 <BR> 1946 <BR> 1946 <BR> 1947 <BR> 1947 <BR> 1948-1960 <BR> 1948 <BR> 1958 <BR><BR> 1959 <BR> 1963 <BR> 1965 <BR> 1965 <BR> 1967 <BR> 1967 <BR> 1968 <BR> 1970 <BR> 1971 <BR> 1976 <BR> 1980 <BR> 1981 <BR> 1990 <BR> 2003 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Sir Stamford Raffles, heading an E.I.C. expedition, occupied the island of Singapore, <BR> where Tengku Hussein, contender to the throne of Johore, permitted the establishment <BR> of an E.I.C. trading factory <BR> Sir Stamford Raffles left Singapore; he died in 1826 <BR> Anglo-Dutrch Treaty of 1824 defined British, Dutch spheres of interest in the region <BR> The population of Singapore passed 10,000 <BR> Straits Settlements established as an E.I.C. administrative unit, comprising of Penang, <BR> Malacca, Singapore <BR> Singapore became seat of administration of Straits Settlements (hitherto Penang) <BR> E.I.C. bankrupt; Straits Settlements part of British India <BR> Population of Singaore exceeded 80,000 <BR> Straits Settlements became separate Crown Colony <BR> Opening of the Suez Canal; Singapore saw an increase in traffic <BR> Currency reform; introduction of the Straits Dollar <BR> Raffles Library and Museum established <BR> Population of Singapore 228,000 <BR> Mutiny of Sepoy regiments in Singapore <BR> Completion of Johor Causeway connected Singapore to mainland railroad <BR> network <BR> Raffles College established (predecessor of National University of Singapore) <BR> British naval base in Singapore constructed <BR> Singapore surrendered to the Japanese <BR> Japanese surrender; Singapore again under British administration <BR> Singapore separated from Straits Settlements <BR> <A HREF = "../pacific/tlchristmasisl.html">Christmas Island</A> administratively placed under Singapore <BR> Executive, Legislative Councils established <BR> Year of the Strikes <BR> Adjacent Malaya under martial law, because of communist subversive activity <BR> First elections held <BR> <A HREF = "../pacific/tlchristmasisl.html">Christmas Island</A> separated from Singapore, administratively placed under <BR> <A HREF = "../pacific/tlaustralia.html">Australia</A> <BR> Self-government granted <BR> Singapore was integrated into Malaysia <BR> Singapore ousted by Malaysia, pushed into independence <BR> Singapore joined U.N., Commonwealth <BR> Singapore founding member of ASEAN <BR> Introduction of the Singapore Dollar <BR> National Archive of Singapore established <BR> Singapore experienced a shortage of workers <BR> British forces withdrawn <BR> PAP won all seats in democratic election <BR> PAP won all seats in democratic election <BR> Singapore airport at Changi opened for traffic <BR> Longtime PM Lee Kuan Yew resigned <BR> SARS crisis <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> EXTERNAL <BR> FILES </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> <A HREF = "http://www.knowledgenet.com.sg/"><B>Knowledgenet Singapore</B></A> has timelines etc. <BR> CIA World Factbook : <A HREF = "http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sn.html"><B>Singapore</B></A> <BR> Article Singapore, from <A HREF = "http://99.1911encyclopedia.org/S/SI/SINGAPORE.htm"><B>Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1911 edition</B></A> <BR> History of Singapore, from <A HREF = "http://reenic.utexas.edu/asnic/countries/singapore/Singapore-History.html"><B>ASNIC</B></A>, UTexas; from <A HREF = "http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_east_asia/singapore/history.htm"><B>Lonely Planet</B></A>, from <A HREF = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Singapore"><B>Wikipedia</B></A> <BR> Evolution of Singapore, a Digital Library, from <A HREF = "http://library.thinkquest.org/12405/index.html"><B>Thinkquest</B></A>, has 8 chapters <BR> Raffles and Singapore, by <A HREF = "http://www.rgs.edu.sg/aec/history.html"><B>Raffles Girls' School</B></A>, text plus timeline <BR> Singapore's Independence, from <A HREF = "http://members.tripodasia.com.sg/tanyga/content.htm"><B>Catholic High School</B></A>, 5 chapters <BR> Webpage of the <A HREF = "http://www.nhb.gov.sg/SHM/shm.shtml"><B>Singapore History Museum</B></A>, of the <A HREF = "http://www.nhb.gov.sg/NAS/nas.shtml"><B>National Archives of Singapore</B></A>, <A HREF = "http://www.spm.org.sg/coverstory/index.html"><B>Singapore Philatelic Museum</B></A> <BR> Online Bibliography : <A HREF = "http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/sh/contents.html"><B>A Sense of History</B></A> from Nat'l Univ. of Singapore Library <BR> Timeline of Singapore History, from <A HREF = "http://timelines.ws/countries/SINGAPORE.HTML"><B>timelines.ws</B></A> <BR> Global Currency History : <A HREF = "http://www.globalfindata.com/gh/300.html"><B>Singapore</B></A> <BR> Political Resources on the Net : <A HREF = "http://www.politicalresources.net/singapore.htm"><B>Singapore</B></A> <BR> For the Record 2000 : <A HREF = "http://www.hri.ca/fortherecord2000/vol3/singapore.htm"><B>Singapore</B></A>, from UN Human Rights System <BR> Environmental Treaties : <A HREF = "http://popplanet.org/PopPlanet/country.cfm?countryid=8"><B>Singapore</B></A>, from Pop Planet <BR> Wars of Singapore, from <A HREF = "http://www.onwar.com/aced/nation/sat/singapore/index.htm"><B>ACED</B></A> <BR> Singapore, from <A HREF = "http://www.regiments.org/milhist/eastasia/singapor.htm"><B>Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth</B></A> <BR> <A HREF = "http://sejarahmalaysia.pnm.my/portalBI/list.php?ttl_id=59&section=sm01"><B>Serajah Malaysia</B></A>, numerous entries on Malacca (Melaka); 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