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The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Singapore.
| Table | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
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| Births | 59930 | 58977 | 59530 |
| Deaths | 10027 | 10178 | 10138 |
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Lee Kuan Yew, born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY and sometimes known in his earlier years as Harry Lee, was a Singaporean statesman and lawyer who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990, and is widely recognised as the nation's founding father. He was also one of the founders of the People's Action Party, which has governed the country continuously since independence.
The People's Action Party is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the Workers' Party (WP) and Progress Singapore Party (PSP).
Goh Keng Swee, born Robert Goh Keng Swee, was a Singaporean politician who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1985. Considered one of the founding fathers of Singapore, he was also one of the founders of the People's Action Party, which has governed the country continuously since independence.
Barisan Sosialis was a political party in Singapore. It was formed on 29 July 1961 and officially registered on 13 August 1961 by left-wing members of the People's Action Party (PAP) who had been expelled from the PAP. The prominent founding members of the Barisan were Lee Siew Choh and Lim Chin Siong. It became the biggest opposition party in Singapore in the 1960s and the 1980s.
Lim Chin Siong was a Singaporean politician and trade union leader active in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the founders of the governing People's Action Party (PAP) in 1954 when he used his popularity to galvanise many trade unions in support of the PAP. He remains the youngest parliamentarian of Singapore to be elected. However, Lim's political career was cut short by two detentions without trial after being labelled a communist. The first time was between 1956 and 1959 when he was arrested and detained by the Labour Front government. The second time was between 1963 and 1969 when he was arrested during Operation Coldstore and detained by the PAP government. After attempting suicide in prison, he was released in 1969 on the condition that he renounced politics for good.
Haji Omar Lim Yew Hock was a Singaporean politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Council and Assembly from 1948 to 1963, and the second Chief Minister of Singapore from 1956 to 1959.
The following lists events that happened during 1985 in Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 1978 in Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 1974 in Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 1965 in Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 1963 in Singapore.
The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Singapore.
The 1964 race riots in Singapore refer to a series of communal race-based civil disturbances between the Malays and Chinese in Singapore following its merger with Malaysia in 1963, and were considered to be the "worst and most prolonged in Singapore’s postwar history". The term is also used to refer specifically to two riots on 21 July 1964 and 2 September 1964, particularly the former, during which 23 people died and 454 others suffered severe injuries.
General elections were held in Singapore on 30 May 1959. They were held under the new constitution and the first in which all 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly were elected. This was the first election victory for the People's Action Party (PAP), as they won a landslide victory with 43 seats, and the party has since remained in power after the elections.
The self-governance of Singapore was carried out in several stages. Since the founding of Singapore in 1819, Singapore had been under the colonial rule of the United Kingdom. The first local elections on a limited scale for several positions in the government of Singapore started in 1948 following an amendment to the Constitution of Singapore.
Singapore, officially the State of Singapore, was one of the 14 states of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965. Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963 by the merger of the Federation of Malaya with the former British colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore. This marked the end of a 144-year British rule in Singapore which began with the founding of modern Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. At the time of merger, it was the smallest state in the country by land area.
Senior Minister is a position in the Cabinet of Singapore. Holders of this office has served as either the prime minister or the deputy prime minister. Among the executive branch officeholders in the order of precedence, the position ranks after the prime minister and the deputy prime minister. They also serve as part of the Prime Minister's Office and work at The Istana.
The following lists events that happened during 1977 in Singapore.
