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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.
La colonia de Singapur fue una colonia británica que existió desde 1946 hasta 1963, cuando Singapur se volvió parte de Malasia. Después de que el Imperio de Japón se rindiera ante los aliados en el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la isla fue recuperada por los británicos en 1945, quienes ya la poseían como parte de las Colonias del Estrecho.
Once a British colony and now a member of the Commonwealth, Singapore first joined the Federation of Malaysia on its formation in 1963 but seceded to become an independent state on August 9, 1965. Singapore has experienced remarkable economic growth and diversification since the 1960s.
As a separate crown colony (from 1946), Singapore made constitutional progress despite the communist insurrection in Malaya. Elected ministers and a Legislative Assembly with an elected majority assumed government responsibility in 1955, except for matters of defense and foreign policy .
British Colonial Period: During the 50 years following Raffles’s establishment of his free-trade port, Singapore grew in size, population, and prosperity. In 1824 the Dutch formally recognized British control of Singapore, and London acquired full sovereignty over the island.
12 de feb. de 2020 · The affluent city-state gained independence over a. half-century ago, but a deeper past is still present. A statue of Sir Stamford Raffles marks the spot where he is believed to have first landed in 1819, on the north bank of the Singapore River (Photo: Jim Dyson/Getty Images) Published 12 Feb 2020. Singapore. Follow @stephendziedzic.
The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 cemented the status of Singapore as a British possession, carving up the Malay archipelago between the two colonial powers with the area north of the Straits of Malacca, including Singapore, falling under Britain's sphere of influence.
