Singapore: Polity Style: 1959-2024 |
| 1 Aug 1958 |
a provision for the establishment of the State of Singapore by an Order in Council is made in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 16 Jul 1958; House of Lords on 24 Jul 1958; received Royal Assent on 1 Aug 1958) (Public General Acts, 1958, pp. 737-738) [1] |
| 3 Jun 1959 |
the State of Singapore is established in accordance with the Singapore (Constitution) Order in Council, 1958 (made on 21 Nov 1958, came into operation on 3 Jun 1959) (Statutory Instruments, 1958, Part II, pp. 2156-2211) |
| 3 Jun 1959 - 22 Dec 1965 |
Negara Singapura :: State of Singapore |
| 9 Jul 1963 |
the colonies of the United Kingdom, North Borneo and Sarawak, and the State of Singapore are set to be federated with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya into the Federation to be called "Malaysia" in accordance with an Agreement Relating to Malaysia signed by the representatives of the United Kingdom, the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore on 9 Jul 1963 in London (amended by the parties on 28 Aug 1963) ("Malaysia: Agreement to form Malaysia and draft constitution." International Legal Materials, Vol. 2, No. 5 (1963): 816–870) [2] |
| 31 Aug 1963 |
the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over North Borneo, Sarawak and SIngapore is relinquished on 31 Aug 1963 in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom (House of Commons on 19 Jul 1963; House of Lords on 26 Jul 1963; received Royal Assent on 31 Jul 1963; effective on 31 Aug 1963) (Public General Acts, 1963, pp. 881-885) [3] |
| 31 Aug 1963 |
Singapore is proclaimed an independent state, public ceremony held outside the City Hall, Singapore (The Straits (Sunday) Times, No. 1,436, 1 Sep 1963, pp. 1-2) [4] |
| 16 Sep 1963 |
the States of Malaya (Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Trengganu), the Borneo States (Sabah and Sarawak) and the State of Singapore constitued a federation to be known, in Malay and in English, by the name Malaysia in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of the Federation of Malaya (Dewan Rakyat on 20 Aug 1963, Dewan Negara on 21 Aug 1963, assented to on 26 Aug 1963, effective on the date, 16 Sep 1963, specified by a proclamation issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 29 Aug 1963) [5] |
| 9 Aug 1965 |
an agreement on the separation of the State of Singapore from Malaysia is signed by the representatives of Malaysia and Singapore on 7 Aug 1965 (effective on 9 Aug 1965) (Official Gazette, No. 66, Extra, 9 Aug 1965, pp. 2188-2192) [6] |
| 9 Aug 1965 |
Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia in accordance with a proclamation issued by the Prime Minister of Malaysia on 9 Aug 1965 (Official Gazette, No. 66, Extra, 9 Aug 1965, pp. 2186-2187) |
| 9 Aug 1965 |
Singapore is proclaimed a sovereign and independent nation in accordance with a proclamation issued by the Prime Minister of Singapore on 9 Aug 1965 (Official Gazette, No. 66, Extra, 9 Aug 1965, pp. 2184-2185) |
| 22 Dec 1965 |
the name of the state is changed in accordance with an act amending the Constitution (passed by the Legislative Assembly o 22 Dec 1965, assented to by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara on the same day, retroactively effective from 9 Aug 1965) (Official Gazette, Acts Supplement, No. 1, 23 Dec 1965) [7] |
| 22 Dec 1965 - |
Republik Singapura :: Republic of Singapore :: Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó (新加坡共和國) :: Ciṅkappūr Kuṭiyaracu (சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரச) |
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| [1] |
Full title: An Act to provide for the establishment of the State of Singapore and for the peace, order and good government thereof; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid (may be cited as the State of Singapore Act, 1958). |
| [2] |
Approved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Singapore on 2 Aug 1963. |
| [3] |
Full title: An Act to make provision for and in connection with the federation of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing States of the Federation of Malaya (may be cited as the Malaysia Act 1963). |
| [4] |
The date of the commencement of the Malaysia Act passed by the Parliament of the Federation of Malaya, the Malaysia Day, was originally fixed for 31 Aug 1963. This date was later changed to 16 Sep 1963 by a proclamation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of 29 Aug 1963. When the sovereignty of the United Kingdon over Singapore was relinquished on 31 Aug 1963, the government of Singapore decided to proclaim the independence of Singapore on 31 Aug 1963, pending the accession to the federation of Malaysia on 16 Sep 1963. |
| [5] |
Full title: An Act for Malaysia (may be cited as the Malaysia Act). |
| [6] |
Full title: An Agreement Relating to the Separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an Independent and Sovereign State (may be cited as the Independence of Singapore Agreement, 1965). |
| [7] |
Full title: An Act to amend the Constitution of Singapore and to effect certain changes of titles (may be cited as the Constitution (Amendment) Act, 1965). |
