Colony of Singapore

Colony of Singapore
(1946–1958)
State of Singapore
(1958–1963)
Colony of Singapore; (1946–1958)State of Singapore; (1958–1963)
1946–1963
	Top: Flag (1946–1959); Bottom: Flag (1959–1963) ; Top: Badge (1946–1959); Bottom: Coat of arms (1959–1963)
	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) ; ; "Majulah Singapura" (1959–1963); (English: "Onward Singapore");
	Location of Singapore
Status	Crown colony
Capital	Singapore City; 1°18′N 103°51′E / 1.30°N 103.85°E
Official language; and national language	English
Common languages	Chinese; Malay; Tamil;
Government	Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
• 1946–1952	George VI
• 1952–1963	Elizabeth II
Governor
• 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
• 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
Currency	British Malayan Dollar (1946–1953); Malaya and British Borneo dollar (1953–1963);
Time zone	UTC+07:30 (Malaya Standard Time)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	left
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	British Military Administration (Malaya)
	Straits Settlements
State of Singapore (Malaysia)
Crown Colony of North Borneo
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Christmas Island
Today part of	Singapore; Australia; Malaysia
	Notes ^ Succeeded by the office of Yang di-Pertuan Negara in 1959.; ^ Succeeded by the office of Prime Minister in 1959.;

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 differentiating 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.

^ Berry, Ciara (15 January 2016). "National Anthem". The Royal Family. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
^ "Singapore : History | The Commonwealth". thecommonwealth.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference uslcAftermathOfWar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "State of Singapore Act is passed – Singapore History". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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[1] Berry, Ciara (15 January 2016). "National Anthem". The Royal Family. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

[3] "Singapore : History | The Commonwealth". thecommonwealth.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

[uslcAftermathOfWar-4] Cite error: The named reference uslcAftermathOfWar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "State of Singapore Act is passed – Singapore History". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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