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Japan defeats Singapore
Japan defeated. Singapore under British military administration -
Singapore becomes seperate colony
Singapore becomes separate crown colony -
First election held
Singapore holds its first election -
Yew becomes Prime Minister
Self-government attained with Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister -
Singapore joins the Federation of Malaysia
Singapore joins the Federation of Malaya, Sabah (North Borneo), and Sarawak in the Federation of Malaysia. -
Singapore becomes independent and joins the UN
Singapore pulls out of the Federation of Malaysia, at Malaysia's invitation, amid political and ethnic tensions. The territory becomes an independent republic and joins the United Nations. -
Joins ASEAN
Singapore founder member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). -
British military withdrawn
Last British military forces withdrawn -
Tong becomes new Prime Minister
Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew stands down after 31 years, but continues to exert significant influence as senior minister. Goh Chok Tong becomes new prime minister -
Cheong becomes first elected president
Ong Teng Cheong becomes first directly-elected president -
Airliner crashes
Singaporean SilkAir airliner crashes into river in south Sumatra, with the loss of all 104 passengers and crew -
Asian Financial Crisis hits
Singapore slips into recession for the first time in 13 years during Asian financial crisis -
S R Nathan becomes president
S R Nathan becomes president without election after he is declared only candidate eligible to run -
First legal rally outside election campaign
Unprecedented anti-government rally - the first legal demonstration outside election campaign. Hundreds gather to support veteran opposition leader J.B. Jeyaretnam who faces bankruptcy and thus expulsion from parliament -
Malaysia and Singapore end disputes
Malaysia and Singapore agree to end long-standing disputes ranging from water supplies to air space. They agree to build a new bridge and tunnel. -
Japan and Singapore sign free-trade agreement
Japan and Singapore sign free trade agreement -
Singapore first to sign free-trade deal with the US
Singapore becomes first Asian nation to sign free-trade deal with US -
Sinapore legalizes gambling
Government approves a controversial plan to legalise casino gambling, paving the way for the construction of two multi-billion dollar casino resorts