1971 in Singapore
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1970 in Singapore
See also: 1969 in Singapore | Other events of 1970 | 1971 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore-----Events:*May - The National Junior College, Singapore's first junior college, opens.*The first president of Singapore died - Mr Yusof Ishak...
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1972 in Singapore
See also: 1971 in Singapore | Other events of 1972 | 1973 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore-----Events:*2 September - The PAP wins the 1972 General Election.*1 October - Singapore Airlines is formed.-1972 Malaysian and Singaporean events by month:...
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Events
- 2 January - Dr Benjamin Henry ShearesBenjamin Henry ShearesBenjamin Henry Sheares, GCB , was the second President of Singapore.-Early life:Sheares was born the second of six children in Singapore to a Eurasian family with an English lineage. His father Edwin H. Sheares, a technical supervisor of the Public Works Department, was born in England and raised...
becomes the second President of SingaporePresident of SingaporeThe President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster parliamentary system, as which Singapore governs itself, the prime minister is the head of the government while the position of president is largely ceremonial. Before 1993, the President of Singapore was...
and number one scrub. - 31 October - The last BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
military forces withdraws from Singapore. - The Gold Bars Triple Murders saw a gold merchant and his two employees robbed and killed. Seven men were sentenced to death for the crime.