Colony of Singapore
Singapore, 1946–1959. Draft, not yet reviewed
The Colony of Singapore was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom that encompassed what is modern-day Singapore from 1946 to 1959. The colony was created when the Straits Settlements was dissolved shortly after the Japanese occupation of Singapore ended in 1945. The power of the British Government was vested in the governor of Singapore. The colony eventually gained partial internal self-governance in 1955, and lasted until the establishment of the State of Singapore in 1958, with full internal self-governance granted in 1959.
Seat of power: Singapore
Rulers
Robert Brown Black
Governor of Singapore, 1955–1957
He was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Singapore and later as Governor of Hong Kong.
Portrait of Robert Brown Black: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5, file
Culture
- Singapore was ruled by a British Military Administration between September 1945 and March 1946, during which it also served as the headquarters of the British governor-general for Southeast Asia.
- Unemployment, high food prices, and workers' discontent culminated in a series of strikes in 1947 causing massive stoppages in public transport and other services.
- In July 1947, separate Executive and Legislative Councils were established and provisions were made to allow for the election of six members of the Legislative Council the next year.
Picture
Built in 1827, the Old Parliament House is the oldest government building and perhaps the oldest surviving building in Singapore.
Image: Balon Greyjoy, CC0, file
Sources
Text adapted from the Wikipedia articles listed as sources, CC BY-SA 4.0.