Singapore Independence Day
Singapore roars to life on national day as it remembers its colourful rise to independence and beyond.
Singapore independence day. After the separation the fledgling nation had to become self sufficient and faced problems including mass unemployment housing shortages and lack of land and natural resources such as petroleum. This holiday features a national day parade an address by the prime minister of singapore and fireworks celebrations. Singapore national day 2019.
Singapore declared independence from britain in august 1963. During lee kuan yew s term as prime minister from 1959 to 1990 his. The history of the republic of singapore began when singapore left malaysia and became an independent republic on 9 august 1965.
Audience watching national day parade flypast enjoy stunning aerial high jinks military parades and multicultural performances during singapore s national day parade. Every august singapore s skies light up with fireworks to commemorate national day on 9 august the day that singapore was declared an independent and sovereign state in 1965. History of singapore national day.
Today s doodle celebrates national day in singapore an island nation at the southern tip of the malay peninsula that declared independence on this day in 1965. A fairly young country by global standards we trace singapore s history from its early beginnings as a british colony to a short lived merger with malaysia and finally its independence.