>>Singapore 9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation) <<
2006-07-09 05:06:50
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answered by wheezer_april_4th_1966 7
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The history of Singapore had a relatively minor role in the greater history of Southeast Asia until 1819, when the Englishman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founded a British port on the island. Under British colonial rule, it grew in importance as a center for both the India-China trade and the entrepot trade of the Southeast Asian region, eventually becoming one of the most important port cities in the world. During World War II, it was conquered and occupied by the Japanese Empire from 1942 to 1945. After the war, Singapore reverted to British control, with increasing levels of self-government being granted, culminating in its merger with the Federation of Malaya to form the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. However, disputes between Singapore's People's Action Party and Malaysia's Alliance Party resulted in Singapore's expulsion from the Federation, to become an independent republic on August 9, 1965. Since then, it has become one of the world's most prosperous nations, with a highly-developed free market economy, strong international trading links, and per capita gross domestic product comparable to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
2006-07-09 12:07:32
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answered by ♥♦Marna♦♥ 3
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Sitting in Singapore as an ex-pat, I am proud I can answer this without looking:
1963 from the UK
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1965 from Malaysia
2006-07-09 12:07:21
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answered by Keith 4
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