# Canonical recap data for Singapore's Independence (1965)
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slug: singapore-independence
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1965/singapore-independence"
title: Singapore's Independence
subtitle: Lee Kuan Yew's expulsion from Malaysia triggered Singapore's independence and its transformation into a global financial hub within a generation.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1965-08-07
datePrecision: day
year: 1965
decade: 1960
country:
name: Singapore
slug: singapore
summaryShort: 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 i
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Agreement_relating_to_the_separation_of_Singapore_from_Malaysia_as_an_independent_and_sovereign_State.djvu/page1-330px-Agreement_relating_to_the_separation_of_Singapore_from_Malaysia_as_an_independent_and_sovereign_State.djvu.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965"
importance: 85
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_of_Singapore_Agreement_1965"
  title: Singaporean independence
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 was a pivotal agreement concluded between the governments of Malaysia and Singapore on 7 August 1965. It provided t
wikidataQid: Q15991222
