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THE SINGAPORE PASSPORT<br />
A Short Presentation of Its History from Colonial Times to Independence<br />
BY<br />
GIL SCHNEIDER
Regional Map
History 1<br />
1819: Sir Stamford Raffles secures <strong>Singapore</strong> for the British<br />
1826: “Straits Settlements”: <strong>Singapore</strong>, Malacca, Penang<br />
administered by British East India Company, from Calcutta<br />
1867: Straits Settlements be<strong>com</strong>e a Crown Colony, from London<br />
Free Port: -> immigration (China, India, Malaya) – 100’000<br />
population by 1869<br />
Feb 1942 – Aug 1945: Japanese occupation<br />
Aug 1945 – Mar 1946: British Military Administration<br />
1 Apr 1946: <strong>Singapore</strong> be<strong>com</strong>es separate Crown Colony,<br />
headed by Governor
History 2<br />
1955-1959: Partial Internal Self-Government<br />
Chief Minister (David Marshall)<br />
Yang di-Pertuan Negara (Head of State) replaces Governor<br />
1959-1963: Full Internal Self-Government (State of <strong>Singapore</strong>)<br />
Prime Minister (Lee Kuan Yew)<br />
1963: Federation of Malaysia<br />
Merger of Malaya, <strong>Singapore</strong>, Sarawak and Sabah<br />
Brunei does not join
History 3<br />
Why: <strong>Singapore</strong> had no raw materials, merger to benefit the<br />
economy (<strong>com</strong>mon free market, eliminating trade tariffs, solving<br />
unemployment woes and to support new industries)<br />
However: social unrest and disputes (policies favouring ethnic<br />
Malays; <strong>com</strong>munist subversion; interests of main political parties)<br />
9 August 1965: Parliament of Malaysia expelled <strong>Singapore</strong> from<br />
the Federation -> <strong>Singapore</strong> became independent (“Republic of<br />
<strong>Singapore</strong>”)
Status of <strong>Singapore</strong> from 1867<br />
1867-1942: Straits Settlements (Crown Colony)<br />
1942-1945: Japanese occupation (“Shonan-to”)<br />
1945-1946: British Military Administration<br />
1946-1959: Crown Colony<br />
1959-1963: State of <strong>Singapore</strong><br />
1963-1965: Federation of Malaysia<br />
Since 1965: Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong>
Straits Settlements (1, 1921)
UK <strong>Passport</strong> of 1919
Straits Settlements (2, 1921)
Straits Settlements (3, 1931)
Straits Settlements (4, 1931)
Military Administration (1)
Military Administration (2)
Crown Colony (1, 1951)
Crown Colony (2, 1951)
Crown Colony (3, 1959)
State of <strong>Singapore</strong>
Federation of Malaysia
Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong> (1)
Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong> (2)
Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong> (3)
Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong> (4)
Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong> (5, 1967 )
Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong> (6, 1970 )
Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong> (7, 1981)
Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong> (8, 1987)
Republic of <strong>Singapore</strong> (9, 1997)
Biometric (10, 2007)
Restricted <strong>Passport</strong>s (1)
Restricted <strong>Passport</strong>s (2)
Restricted <strong>Passport</strong>s (3)
Restricted <strong>Passport</strong>s (4, final)
Restricted <strong>Passport</strong>s (5)
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