Nation-building in Singapore презентация

Nation-building in Singapore

History of Singapore 3rd century – first records about Singapore 14th century – Singapore as an important port 1398 – invasion by the Majapahit Impire 15th-16th centuries – part of the Malacca Sultanate and then the Johor Sultanate

Modern Singapore 1819 – Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles negotiated for the British to found a port 1819 – 150 inhabitants 1821 – 5 thousands 1825 – 10 thousands By 1849 – half of Singapore's population – the Chinese

1942-1945 – Singapore was conquered and occupied by the Japanese Empire  1942-1945 – Singapore was conquered and occupied by the Japanese Empire  1942 – Sook Ching massacre of Chinese civilians (about 70,000 casualties) 1946 – Singapore became a separate British Crown Colony

1963 – Singapore's merger with the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia  1963 – Singapore's merger with the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia  August 9, 1965 – Singapore became an independent republic

Nation-building Nation is a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory. (Oxford dictionary)

Lee Kuan Yew and his role in nation-building 3 June 1959 – 28 November 1990 – in office as a PM transformation of Singapore from a "third world to first world in a single generation“  introduced pragmatic long-term social and economic measures one of the top countries with regard to "order and security", "absence of corruption", and "effective criminal justice"

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