self-governance in 1955, and lasted until the establishment of the State of Singapore in 1958, with full internal self-governance granted in 1959. After a few...

The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Singapore. Governor of Singapore Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode ( until 2 June) Yang di-Pertuan...

elections were held in Singapore on 30 May 1959. They were held under the new constitution and were the first in which all 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly...

State of Singapore, with Lee Kuan Yew being sworn in as the first prime minister on 5 June 1959. Concerning Singapore's autonomous status in the Malaysia...

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It is located about one degree of latitude...

The flag of Singapore was adopted in 1959, the year Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire. It remained the national flag upon the...

from Singapore. The office of Deputy Prime Minister dates back to 1959 and it was first appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, when Singapore attained...

chief justice to be born in Singapore. Prior to 1959, the chief justice was appointed by the governor of Singapore, when Singapore was still a Crown colony...

Singapore. The building continued to be used by governors of the newly created Crown Colony of Singapore. When Singapore attained self-rule in 1959,...

The chief minister of Singapore was the head of government of the Colony of Singapore until its abolition on 3 June 1959. It was replaced by the office...

political parties in Singapore, including existing and historical ones. The earliest political parties were established in the lead-up to Singapore first Legislative...

Singapore from 5 June 1959 to 18 October 1963. The cabinet was led by Lee Kuan Yew, who was elected as prime minister. It was formed on 5 June 1959,...

Since Singapore gained self-governance from the United Kingdom in 1959, the house has been the official residence of the Prime Minister of Singapore, though...

the 1959 general election. Yusof was subsequently appointed as the first president of Singapore by Parliament after the independence of Singapore on 9...

governed the Colony of Singapore from 1946 to 1959, on behalf of the Colonial Office until Singapore gained self-governance in 1959 in which the Office of...

open in the world, the joint 4th-least corrupt, and the most pro-business. Singapore has low tax-rates and the highest per-capita GDP in the world in terms...

independence in 1965. The PAP has been returned to power in every general election and has thus formed the Cabinet since 1959. The term Government of Singapore can...

permanent residents (PRs). The remaining 1.77 million people living in Singapore are classed as non-residents, a group consisting mainly of resident workers...

self-governing 51-seat Legislative Assembly in 1959. Tunku worried that the next round of constitutional talks would grant Singapore even more independence and put...

in the midst of Singapore's merger with Malaysia, desiring to move the party's ideology towards the centre after its first electoral victory in 1959....

every six years. The Parliament of Singapore is unicameral with 93 seats. Since the legislative assembly election in 1959, the People's Action Party (PAP)...

The Cabinet of Singapore forms the executive branch of the Government of Singapore together with the President. It is led by the Prime Minister who is...

1959 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1959. 1959 (MCMLIX) was...

The 1959 Singapore Open, also known as the 1959 Singapore Open Badminton Championships, took place from 26 – 28 September 1959 at the Singapore Badminton...

Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1968. Toh is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of Singapore. He was also one of the...

Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the land-use planning and infrastructure development in Singapore...

was dissolved in 1959 when Singapore attained self-governance from the British Empire, and it was subsequently abolished upon Singapore's independence...

admitted Singapore into the Commonwealth of Nations with retroactive effect from the agreement. Singapore first achieved sovereignty on 3 June 1959 from the...

Singapore is a parliamentary representative democratic republic in which the president of Singapore is the head of state, the prime minister of Singapore...

Education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE). It controls the development and administration of state schools receiving taxpayers'...