Singapore : the first ten years of independence, 1965 to 1975
Digitised Book 18.116.36.221 (0)
2007
About the Book
On 9th August 1965, Singapore was declared an independent nation. The news brought feelings of shock and uncertainty. The first cabinet ministers were Lee Kuan Yew, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, Sinnathamby Rajaratnam, Ong Pang Boon, Yong Nyuk Lin, Lim Kim San, Jek Yeun Thong, Othman Wok and Edmund W. Barker, ten of them altogether. As a team, they made key transformation during the first decade of Singapore’s independence in the area of security, economy and society.
Subjects
Politics and Government>>National Security Personalities>>Biographies>>Political Leaders Cabinet officers--Singapore--History Political leadership--Singapore--History Singapore--History--1965-1990 Singapore--Politics and government--1965-1990 Law and government>>Political ideologies>>Democratic government Law and government>>Political process>>LeadershipCategories
National security PoliticiansAdditional Details
- Subject
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- Politics and Government>>National Security
- Personalities>>Biographies>>Political Leaders
- Cabinet officers--Singapore--History
- Political leadership--Singapore--History
- Singapore--History--1965-1990
- Singapore--Politics and government--1965-1990
- Law and government>>Political ideologies>>Democratic government
- Law and government>>Political process>>Leadership
- Publisher
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- National Library Board and National Archives of Singapore, 2007
- National Library Board Singapore, 2007
- Contributors
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- Singapore. National Library Board
- National Archives (Singapore)
- National Archives of Singapore
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill. (some col.)
- Table of Contents
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- a gathering of ten -- timeline -- ch. 1. Securing the nation -- ch. 2. The path to prosperity -- ch. 3. Shaping the people -- Epilogue: the legacy.
- Copyright
- All rights reserved. National Library Board Singapore, National Archives of Singapore, 2007