Historical country records
Singapore historical timeline
Singapore
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 6 Feb 1819 | British protectorate | Leaders |
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| 3 Aug 1824 | ceded to Britain by sultan of Johor | Leaders |
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| 1826 | part of Straits Settlements (Malacca, Penang, Singapore) to British India to 1867; from 1 Apr 1867 crown colony) | Leaders |
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| 15 Feb 1942 - 12 Sep 1945 | Japanese occupation of Singapore | Leaders |
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| 1 Apr 1946 | separate crown colony | Leaders |
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| 3 Jun 1959 | State of Singapore | Leaders |
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| 16 Sep 1963 - 9 Aug 1965 | part of Malaysia | Leaders |
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| 22 Dec 1965 | Republic of Singapore | Leaders |
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| 6 Feb 1819 - 26 Apr 1823 | William Farquhar | Residents |
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| 27 May 1823 - 15 Aug 1826 | John Crawfurd | Residents |
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| 15 Aug 1826 - 18 Nov 1827 | John Prince | Resident councillors |
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| 29 Nov 1827 - Dec 1833 | Kenneth Murchison | Resident councillors |
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| Dec 1833 - 1836 | Samuel George Bonham | Resident councillors |
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| 4 Mar 1837 - 1856 | Thomas Church | Resident councillors |
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| 1856 - 1859 | Henry Somerset MacKenzie | Resident councillors |
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| 1860 - 1867 | Ronald Macpherson | Resident councillors |
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Straits Settlements
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 27 Nov 1826 - 12 Nov 1830 | Robert Fullerton | Governors |
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| 1830 - 7 Dec 1833 | Robert Ibbetson | Governors |
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| 7 Dec 1833 - 18 Nov 1836 | Kenneth Murchison | Governors |
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| 18 Nov 1836 - Jan 1843 | Samuel George Bonham | Governors |
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| Aug 1843 - 21 Mar 1855 | William J. Butterworth | Governors |
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| 21 Mar 1855 - Aug 1859 | Edmund Augustus Blundell | Governors |
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| 6 Aug 1859 - 17 Mar 1867 | Orfeur Cavenagh | Governors |
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| 17 Mar 1867 - 4 Nov 1873 | Harry St. George Ord | Governors |
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| 4 Nov 1873 - 8 May 1875 | Andrew Clarke | Governors |
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| 8 May 1875 - 3 Apr 1877 | Sir William Jervois | Governors |
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| 1877 - Aug 1877 | Archibald Edward Harbord Anson | Governors |
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| Aug 1877 - 10 Feb 1879 | Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson (b. 1834 - d. 1897) | Governors |
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| 10 Feb 1879 - 6 May 1880 | Archibald Edward Harbord Anson | Governors |
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| 6 May 1880 - 17 Oct 1887 | Sir Frederic Aloysius Weld | Governors |
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| 17 Oct 1887 - 30 Aug 1893 | Cecil Clementi Smith | Governors |
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| 1893 - 1894 | William Edward Maxwell (acting) | Governors |
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| 1 Feb 1894 - 7 Dec 1899 | Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell | Governors |
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| Dec 1899 - 5 Nov 1901 | James Alexander Swettenham | Governors |
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| 5 Nov 1901 - 12 Oct 1903 | Sir Frank Athelstone Swettenham | Governors |
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| 15 Apr 1904 - 9 Apr 1911 | Sir John Anderson | Governors |
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| 9 Sep 1911 - 24 Aug 1919 | Sir Arthur Henderson Young | Governors |
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| 3 Feb 1920 - 5 May 1927 | Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard | Governors |
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| 3 Jun 1927 - 20 Oct 1929 | Sir Hugh Clifford | Governors |
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| 5 Feb 1930 - 16 Feb 1934 | Sir Cecil Clementi | Governors |
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| 9 Nov 1934 - 1 Apr 1946 | Sir Shenton Thomas | Governors |
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| Mar 1942 - Jun 1943 | Shigeo Odate | Japanese mayors of Syonan |
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| 19 Jul 1943 - 12 Sep 1945 | Kanichi Naito | Japanese mayors of Syonan |
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Singapore
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1 Apr 1946 - 20 Mar 1952 | Sir Franklin Charles Gimson | Governors |
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| 20 Mar 1952 - 21 Apr 1952 | Wilfred Lawson Blythe (acting) | Governors |
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| 21 Apr 1952 - 2 Jun 1955 | John Fearns Nicoll (from 1953, Sir John Fearns Nicoll) (b. 1899 - d. 1981) | Governors |
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| 2 Jun 1955 - 30 Jun 1955 | William Goode (1st time) (acting) | Governors |
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| 30 Jun 1955 - 9 Dec 1957 | Robert Black (from 1955, Sir Robert Black) (b. 1906 - d. 1999) | Governors |
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| 9 Dec 1957 - 2 Jun 1959 | Sir William Goode (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 3 Jun 1959 - 1 Dec 1959 | Sir William Goode | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 1 Dec 1959 - 23 Nov 1970 | Yusuf bin Ishak | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 23 Nov 1970 - 2 Jan 1971 | Yeoh Ghim Seng (1st time) (acting) | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 2 Jan 1971 - 12 May 1981 | Benjamin Henry Sheares | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 12 May 1981 - 24 Oct 1981 | Yeoh Ghim Seng (2nd time) (acting) | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 24 Oct 1981 - 27 Mar 1985 | C.V. Devan Nair | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 27 Mar 1985 - 29 Mar 1985 | Wee Chong Jin (acting) | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 29 Mar 1985 - 3 Sep 1985 | Yeoh Ghim Seng (3rd time) (acting) | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 3 Sep 1985 - 1 Sep 1993 | Wee Kim Wee | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 1 Sep 1993 - 1 Sep 1999 | Ong Teng Cheong | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 1 Sep 1999 - | S.R. Nathan | Presidents (until 22 Dec 1965 Heads of State [yang di-pertuan negara]) |
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| 6 Apr 1955 - 8 Jun 1956 | David Saul Marshall | Chief ministers |
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| 8 Jun 1956 - 5 Jun 1959 | Lim Yew Hock | Chief ministers |
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| 5 Jun 1959 - 28 Nov 1990 | Lee Kuan Yew | Prime ministers |
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| 28 Nov 1990 - 12 Aug 2004 | Goh Chok Tong | Prime ministers |
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| 12 Aug 2004 - | Lee Hsien Loong | Prime ministers |
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