Crown Colony of Singapore
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The Crown Colony of Singapore was a British colonial territory established after World War II, marking Singapore’s separation from the Straits Settlements and its direct administration as a distinct crown colony until it gained self-governance and later independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crown Colony of Singapore canonical | 3 |
| Colony of Singapore | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crown colony
ⓘ
former British colony ⓘ |
| capital | Singapore ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commonLanguage |
Cantonese
ⓘ
Hokkien ⓘ Malay ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| constitutionalChange | Rendel Constitution of 1955 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| currency |
Malaya and British Borneo dollar
ⓘ
Malaya and British Borneo dollar ⓘ
surface form:
Malayan dollar
|
| dateDissolved | 3 June 1959 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1 April 1946 ⓘ |
| demography | ethnically diverse population including Chinese, Malay, Indian and others ⓘ |
| endDate | 1959-06-03 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter |
Japanese occupation of Singapore
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| event | Japanese occupation of Singapore ended in 1945 ⓘ |
| flagUsed |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack
|
| followedBy |
Singapore
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Singapore
self-governing State of Singapore ⓘ |
| governmentType |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
crown colony government ⓘ |
| granted |
internal self-government in 1959
ⓘ
limited self-government in 1955 ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle |
Governor of the Straits Settlements
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor of Singapore
|
| headOfStateTitle | British monarch ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
ⓘ
Post–World War II era ⓘ |
| ledTo | self-governing State of Singapore in 1959 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malay Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Malay Peninsula region
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| mainPort | Port of Singapore ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Western Pacific Territories ⓘ
surface form:
British Far East territories
|
| precededBy | Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment | reorganization of British possessions in Malaya after World War II ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Singapore’s independence in 1965
ⓘ
Singapore’s merger with Malaysia in 1963 ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| startDate | 1946-04-01 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major British naval and trading base in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| symbol |
Coat of arms of Singapore
ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of the Colony of Singapore
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colony of Singapore
this entity surface form:
Colony of Singapore