The Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 was an
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between the Government of
Malaysia
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and the Government of
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
on 7 August 1965 that granted
independence
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to Singapore. The
Singapore Act 1966
The Singapore Act 1966 (1966 c. 29) was an Act of Parliament, Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that admitted Singapore as a sovereign state into the Commonwealth of Nations with retroactive effect from 9 August 1965, being th ...
followed the treaty.
Singapore Act 1966
/ref> The agreement included a Proclamation on Singapore to be made by Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...
; a different Proclamation of Singapore
The Proclamation of Singapore is an annex of the Agreement relating to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and sovereign state dated 7 August 1965 between the Government of Malaysia and Government of Singapore, and An ...
was made by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean lawyer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990, and Secretary-General o ...
.
As a result of the agreement, Singapore achieved full independence from Malaysia, and within the Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Co ...
, with effect from 9 August 1965.
See also
* Malaysia Agreement
The Malaysia Agreement or the Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore (MA63) was the agreement which combined North Borneo, Sarawak, ...
was signed on 9 July 1963 at London
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* Malaysia Act 1963
The Malaysia Act 1963 (1963 C 35) was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It came into operation on 31 July 1963.
The Act made provisions for the federation of the States of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore with the existing Stat ...
* Singapore Act 1966
The Singapore Act 1966 (1966 c. 29) was an Act of Parliament, Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that admitted Singapore as a sovereign state into the Commonwealth of Nations with retroactive effect from 9 August 1965, being th ...
* United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV)
The Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, also known as the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514, was a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly during its fifteenth session, that aff ...
* Succession of states
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* Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties
References
Formation of Malaysia
History of Malaysia
1965 establishments in Malaysia
1965 in Malaysia
1965 in Singapore
Malaysia–United Kingdom relations
Singapore–United Kingdom relations
Legal documents
Malaysian monarchy
Treaties concluded in 1965
Treaties entered into force in 1965
Treaties of Malaysia
Treaties of Singapore
Treaties involving territorial changes
Malaysia and the Commonwealth of Nations
Singapore and the Commonwealth of Nations
United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations
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