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title: "Singapore's Independence"
year: 1965
country: "Singapore"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1965-08-07"
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# Singapore's Independence

> Lee Kuan Yew's expulsion from Malaysia triggered Singapore's independence and its transformation into a global financial hub within a generation.

## Summary

The Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 was a pivotal agreement concluded between the governments of Malaysia and Singapore on 7 August 1965. It provided the legal and constitutional framework for Singapore's formal secession from Malaysia, wherein it ceased to be a constituent state and assumed the status of an independent and sovereign nation. The terms of the agreement encompassed a Proclamation to be issued by Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, while a separate Proclamation of Singapore was delivered by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. It also included a draft for the Constitution and Malaysia Act 1965, a constitutional amendment to be passed by the Parliament of Malaysia to separate Singapore from Malaysia.

## Sources

- [Singaporean independence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Singapore_Agreement_1965) - Wikipedia

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