1956 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Singapore.
Incumbents
- Governor: Sir Robert Brown Black
- Chief Minister:
- David Marshall (until June 7)
- Lim Yew Hock (from June 8)
- Chief Secretary: Sir William Goode
Events
March
- 15 March - Nanyang University is officiated with a flag-raising ceremony, with classes beginning on 30 March.[1]
April
- 23 April - The first Merdeka talks were held, which failed on 23 May after failing to compromise on internal security arrangements. As a result, David Marshall resigned.[2]
June
- 8 June - Lim Yew Hock became the second Chief Minister of Singapore.[3]
August
- 17 August - The Nicoll Highway and Merdeka Bridge are officially opened.[4][5]
October
- 10 October - Protests by students occurred after several organisations were dissolved over communist links. The protests continued over two weeks, culminating into riots that occurred on 25 October.[6]
Births
- 23 July - Iskandar Ismail - Musician, winner of 2008 Cultural Medallion in Music (d. 2014).[7]
- 5 September - Low Thia Khiang - Politician and former Workers' Party secretary-general
- 12 September - Walter Woon - Former Nominated Member of Parliament
- 1 October - Chan Soo Sen - Former politician
Deaths
- 21 July - Lim Chong Pang - Prominent businessman and long-time member of the Singapore Rural Board (b. 1904).[8]
- 13 September - Chia Hock Chwee - fisherman and father-in-law of Lim Chong Pang (b. 1895).
- 19 November - Father Stephen Lee
- Date unknown
- Ronald John Farrer (b. 1873).
See also
References
- ^ "Nanyang University". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Merdeka talks - First all-party mission to London is held". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Lim Yew Hock is appointed the second Chief Minister". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Nicoll Highway". NLB. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Merdeka Bridge". NLB. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Protests by Chinese middle school students". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Iskandar Mirza Ismail". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Lim Chong Pang | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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