"Prolong" is the oldest name of Singapore Island, which means "the island at the end of Malay Peninsula". Singapore was called Temasek in ancient times. In the 8th century, it belonged to the late Sri Lankan dynasty. 18 ~19th century was a part of the kingdom of Johor, Malaysia.
18 19 An Englishman, Stanford Raffles, arrived in Singapore, signed a contract with Sultan Johor and began to set up a new trading post. 1824 became a British colony, a British entrepot trade port in the Far East and a major military base in Southeast Asia.
1942 was occupied by Japan. 1945 After Japan surrendered, Britain resumed colonial rule and was designated as a direct colony the following year. From 65438 to 0959, Singapore achieved autonomy and became an autonomous country.
1September, 963 16 formed the Federation of Malaysia together with Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak. 1On August 9th, 965, it broke away from Malaysia and established the Republic of Singapore.
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After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), Singapore sought international recognition and joined the United Nations on 2 1, 1, and in September 1965. In the same year, Singapore joined the Commonwealth in June+10, 5438. 1967 Singapore has also established ASEAN.
As a small country, the world doubts whether Singapore can continue to exist. In addition to sovereignty disputes, other important issues include housing shortage and lack of land and natural resources. The unemployment rate is as high as 12%.
In order to survive and live, Singapore has started a series of measures to develop industry and economy. Economic Development Bureau, established in 196 1, is committed to implementing the national economic development policy and attaching importance to the manufacturing industry. Jurong Industrial Zone was formally established.
And set up light industry bases in Jialing, Dabayao and other places. In order to attract foreign investment, the government decided to give preferential treatment to foreign enterprises. In the same year, the Economic Development Bureau was reorganized, and the Jurong Town Administration and the Singapore Development Bank were also established that year.
Rapid industrialization has made Singapore's manufacturing industry a major exporter of electronic products in the world within ten years. Although Singapore's domestic political freedom has been gradually suppressed, its economy has developed rapidly.
It soon became an important financial and entrepot trade center in Southeast Asia and was one of the "Four Little Dragons of Asia" at that time. At the same time, people's living standards have been greatly improved, and problems such as housing, education and transportation have been solved.
Goh Chok Tong succeeded Lee Kuan Yew in power since 1990+0 1 in June, 1959, and became the second Prime Minister of Singapore. Singapore held its first democratically elected presidential election in 1993, and Wang Dingchang became the first democratically elected president.
1999, Nathan became the second elected president of Singapore. 2065438+01August presidential election results announced. Chen Qingyan, with a slight advantage of 0.34%(7269 votes), was elected as the third elected Singaporean president ahead of Chen Cheng Bok and two other candidates.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Singapore History