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Events on Monday 9 August 1965 1
1965Singapore becomes an independent nationExpulsion from Malaysia leads to sovereigntySingapore was expelled from the Federation of Malaysia on 9 August 1965 following political and communal tensions, and became an independent republic under Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The sudden separation left the small city-state without natural resources or a large domestic market. It went on to develop into one of the world's wealthiest economies.