Colony of Singapore

Colony of Singapore was a colony in Malay Peninsula and Sumatra (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1946 to 1963 CE, about 17 years. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Germanic (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Made a separate Crown colony on 1 April 1946 when the Straits Settlements were dissolved. Singapore gained partial internal self-government in 1955 and full internal self-government in 1959, then joined Malaysia on 16 September 1963, ending 144 years of British rule.

See Colony of Singapore on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1946 to 1963 CE

Duration

17 years

Type

Colony

Region

Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Southeast Asia

Language of its rulers

Germanic

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Colony of Singapore, Wikipedia: State of Singapore (Malaysia).

Came from

• Straits Settlements 1826 to 1946 CE

Became

• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present
• British Burma 1826 to 1948 CE
• Thailand 1932 CE to the present
• Philippines 1946 CE to the present
• Myanmar (Burma) 1948 CE to the present
• British Malaya 1874 to 1948 CE
• French Indochina 1887 to 1954 CE
• Malaysia 1963 CE to the present
• American Philippines 1898 to 1946 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia

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