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1971-JAN-01


Polity Timeline

SINGAPORE



































































Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

Crown Colony of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS  (Singapore)   -   STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1925-01-02:

Crown Colony of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS  (Singapore)   -   STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1942-02-15:

Japanese Military Territory of Singapore : SYONAN  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE

1945-09-02:

SYONAN Special Municipality [Japanese Occupation of Singapore]  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE

1945-09-12:

Crown Colony of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS  (Singapore)   -   STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1946-04-01:

Crown Colony of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE

1959-12-03:

State of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE



































Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

Crown Colony of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS  (Singapore)   -   STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1911-03-25:

Crown Colony of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS  (Singapore)   -   STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1940-01-01:

Crown Colony of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS  (Singapore)   -   STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1942-02-15:

Japanese Military Territory of Singapore : SYONAN  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE

1945-09-12:

Crown Colony of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS  (Singapore)   -   STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1946-04-01:

Crown Colony of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE

1948-04-09:

Crown Colony of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE

1948-09-13:

Crown Colony of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE

1958-05-19:

Crown Colony of Singapore and British Territories in Borneo : SINGAPORE AND BRITISH BORNEO  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE AND BRITISH BORNEO

1959-06-03:

State of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE

1959-11-11:

State of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE

1959-12-31:

State of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -   SINGAPORE




































Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

UNITED KINGDOM

1942-02-15:

JAPAN

1945-09-02:

JAPAN +

AMERICA +

1945-09-12:

UNITED KINGDOM

1959-06-03:

SINGAPORE +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1963-08-31:

SINGAPORE

1963-09-16:

MALAYSIA

1965-08-09:

SINGAPORE





































Capital Local Name changes:


1900-01-01:

  Singapore

1942-02-15:

  Shōnan

1945-09-12:

  Singapore





































Local Name of Country changes:


1900-01-01:

  THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1942-02-15:

  SYONAN

1945-09-12:

  THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1946-04-01:

  SINGAPORE

1958-02-02:

  SINGAPORE-BRITISH BORNEO

1958-05-19:

  SINGAPORE AND BRITISH BORNEO

1959-06-03:

  SINGAPORE





































Status changes:


1900-01-01:

Crown Colony of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1942-02-15:

Japanese Military Territory of Singapore : SYONAN

1942-02-17:

SYONAN Special Municipality [Japanese Occupation of Singapore]

1945-09-12:

Crown Colony of the STRAITS SETTLEMENTS

1946-04-01:

Crown Colony of SINGAPORE

1958-02-02:

Crown Colonies of Singapore and British Borneo : SINGAPORE-BRITISH BORNEO

1958-05-19:

Crown Colony of Singapore and British Territories in Borneo : SINGAPORE AND BRITISH BORNEO

1958-06-16:

Crown Colony of SINGAPORE AND BRITISH BORNEO

1959-06-03:

State of SINGAPORE

1965-12-22:

Republic of SINGAPORE





































Ruler changes:

1959-06-03:

State of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode
         (Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode)

1959-12-03:

State of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    Yusuf bin Ishak
         (Yusof bin Ishak)

1963-09-16:

State of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    Yusuf bin Ishak
         (Yusof bin Ishak)

1965-08-09:

State of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    Yusuf bin Ishak
         (Yusof bin Ishak)

1965-12-22:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    President Yusuf bin Ishak
         (President Yusof bin Ishak)

1970-11-23:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    Yeoh Ghim Seng
         (Yeoh Ghim Seng)

1971-01-02:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    President Benjamin Henry Sheares
         (President Benjamin Henry Sheares)

1981-05-12:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    Yeoh Ghim Seng
         (Yeoh Ghim Seng)

1981-10-24:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    President Chengara Veetil Devan Nair
         (President Chengara Veetil Devan Nair)

1985-03-27:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    Wee Chong Jin
         (Wee Chong Jin)

1985-03-29:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    Yeoh Ghim Seng
         (Yeoh Ghim Seng)

1985-09-03:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    President Wee Kim Wee
         (President Wee Kim Wee)

1993-09-01:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    President Ong Teng Cheong
         (President Ong Teng Cheong)

1999-09-01:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    President Sellapan Ramanathan Nathan
         (President Sellapan Ramanathan SR Nathan)

2011-09-01:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    President Tony Tan Keng Yam
         (President Tony Tan Keng Yam)

2017-09-01:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay
         (Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay)

2017-09-14:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    President Halimah Yacob
         (President Halimah binte Yacob)

2023-09-14:

Republic of SINGAPORE  (Singapore)   -    President Tharman Shanmugaratnam
         (President Tharman Shanmugaratnam)





































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