| Proclamation of Singapore | |
|---|---|
 Proclamation of Singapore, published in the Singapore Government Gazette No. 1824/1965 | |
| Created | 9 August 1965 |
| Author(s) | Edmund W. Barker |
| Signatories | Lee Kuan Yew |
The Proclamation of Singapore formally declared that Singapore was no longer a part of Malaysia but an independent, sovereign state. The document was drafted by E. W. Barker, the Minister for Law of Singapore, and signed by Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore, on 9 August 1965. [1] The Proclamation was broadcast on Radio Singapore at 10 a.m., read by announcer Steven Lee, [2] and also published in the Government Gazette. [1] A 2012 recording of the Proclamation read by Lee Kuan Yew was broadcast in 2015 as part of Singapore's 50th National Day commemoration s. [2] [3]
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A separate Proclamation on Singapore recognising the independence and sovereignty of Singapore was made by Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia, which was published as an annex to the Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965.