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History of Singapore
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History of Singapore
Origin of Singapore
The Raffles Effect
Acquisition of British
World War 2 Colonialism's End
Post War Period
Independence of Singapore
A prince from Sumatra founded Singapore.
He considered it as a sign of goodwill and so named the city after
Singapore, which means the lion city.
When Lord Hasting in late 1818 appointed Sir Raffles the British
governor-general of India in order to build a station for trading in the
southern tip of the Malay peninsula.
After Malacca and Penang, Singapore became the third British
acquisition in east India Malay.People across Malaysia, Europe, India,
and China came to Singapore to live and work here.
In 1942, Malaysia was conquered by the Japanese that gained
superiority over the naval and air rapidly in the area.Japanese had
Singapore captivated until 1945.
Once officially British got hold of Singapore from Japan, a proper
administration was formed in order to govern the island.