Colony of Singapore (1946–1959) State of Singapore (1959–1963) | |
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| 1946–1963 | |
| Motto: Dieu et mon droit (French) (1946–1959) (English: "God and my right") Majulah Singapura (Malay) (1959–1963) (English: "Onward Singapore") | |
| Anthem: "God Save the King" (1946–1952) "God Save the Queen" (1952–1959)[note 1] "Majulah Singapura" (1959–1963) (English: "Onward Singapore") | |
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| Status | Crown colony (1946–1959) Self-governing colony (1959–1963) |
| Capital | Singapore City 1°18′N 103°51′E / 1.30°N 103.85°E |
| Official language and national language | English |
| Common languages | |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
| Monarch | |
• 1946–1952 | George VI |
• 1952–1963 | Elizabeth II |
| Governor[1] | |
• 1946–1952 | Sir Franklin Gimson |
• 1952–1955 | Sir John Fearns Nicoll |
• 1955–1957 | Sir Robert Black |
• 1957–1959 | Sir William Goode |
• 1959–1963 | Yusof Ishak |
| Chief Minister[2] | |
• 1955–1956 | David Marshall |
• 1956–1959 | Lim Yew Hock |
• 1959–1963 | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Legislature | Legislative Council (1946–1955) Legislative Assembly (1955–1963) |
| Historical era | British Empire · Cold War |
• Dissolution of the Straits Settlements | 1 April 1946 |
• Labuan transferred to North Borneo | 15 July 1946 |
• The Colony of Singapore being conferred city status by King George VI | 1951 |
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands transferred to Australia | 23 November 1955 |
• Christmas Island transferred to Australia | 1 October 1958 |
• Autonomy within the British Empire | 1959 |
• Merger with the Federation of Malaysia | 16 September 1963 |
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| Time zone | UTC+07:30 (Malaya Standard Time) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Drives on | left |
| Today part of | Singapore Australia Malaysia |
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The Colony of Singapore was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom that encompassed what is modern-day Singapore from 1946 to 1958. During this period, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Labuan were also administered from Singapore. Singapore had previously been established as a British colony since 1824, and had been governed as part of the Straits Settlements since 1826. 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,[2] and lasted until the establishment of the State of Singapore in 1958, with full internal self-governance granted in 1959.[3][4]
After a few years of self-governance, Singapore went on to merge with Malaya, Sarawak and North Borneo (Sabah) to form Malaysia on 16 September 1963, thereby completely ending 144 years of British rule in Singapore. Due to differing views in dealing with political, economic and racial issues, Singapore would eventually cease to be a part of Malaysia and become an independent sovereign country on 9 August 1965.
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