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Colonization of Singapore
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Birth of modern Singapore
Stamford Raffles arrived in Singapore with William Farquhar. Reconginizing the potential of Singapore, he negotiated a trade with local rulers and made Singapore a trading station. Singapore's policy of free trade started to attract merchants from many different countries. -
Singapore becomes part of British colony
Singapore's status as a British's possession was formalized by two treaties. One was Anglo-Dutch treaty and the other one was made with Sultan Hussein and Temenggong Abdu'r Rahman in August. -
Singapore, center country of Straits settlement
Singapore became a center government for Straits settlement. Singapore attracted thousands of migrants fom many different countries. -
Suez canal opens
Suez canal opened and this allowed Singapore to get more money from trade. With the opening of Suez canal, Singapore became a center of trade between East and West. Its prosperity attracted immigrants from nearby regions. -
Japanese starts the siege of Singapore
Japanese starts to attack Singapore. Island was bombed everyday until British surrenders. After the surrender from British, Japanese captured Singapore -
Japanese military police kills many people
Japanese military police, Kempeitai killed about 25,000 to 50,000 people during Sookching Massacre. They killed anyone whom they perceived as anti-japanese. During the Japanese colonization, Singapore was renamed syonan which means light of thes south. Japanese also established schools and educated singaporeans in Japanese. -
Japan surrenders
After Japan surreders, Brtish did not turn to Singapore immediately so Singapore was in chaos. About two months after the surrender of Japan, Singapore was officially returned to British. -
Singapore becomes a separate crown colony
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Last British military forces withdraw
Last British military forces withdrawed from Singapore, showing that Singapore is no more a colony.
