Singapore in Federation of Malaysia
Singapore, 1963–1965. Draft, not yet reviewed
Singapore, officially the State of Singapore, was one of the 14 states of Malaysia from 16 September 1963 to 9 August 1965. Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963 through the merger of the Federation of Malaya with the former British colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore. Through the 1962 integration referendum and the Malaysia Agreement, Singapore was given higher autonomy in education and labour, with the Federal Government in Kuala Lumpur overseeing defence and external affairs. The Separation Agreement was signed on 7 August 1965, and Singapore became a sovereign state on 9 August.
Seat of power: Singapore
Rulers
Yusof bin Ishak
Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore, 1959–1965
On 3 December 1959, he succeeded Sir William Goode as Yang di-Pertuan Negara. He would serve in this role until 1965, when Singapore gained independence from Malaysia and the post of Yang di-Pertuan Negara was replaced by the president of Singapore.
Portrait of Yusof bin Ishak: Singapore Press Holdings, Public domain, file
Culture
- Singapore was allocated only 15 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, and a reciprocal arrangement prevented citizens on either side from voting or contesting in the other's elections.
- Communal tensions between the Malay and Chinese populations in Singapore led to race riots later that year.
- Following separation, Malaysia supported Singapore's entry into the United Nations and the British Commonwealth.
Picture
The Padang is an open playing field in the Downtown Core of Singapore and was the first host of the National Day parade.
Image: Formulax., CC BY-SA 2.0, file
Sources
- State of Singapore (Malaysia) (Wikipedia)
- Singapore in Federation of Malaysia (Wikidata)
- About the picture (Wikipedia)
Text adapted from the Wikipedia articles listed as sources, CC BY-SA 4.0.