What is Self-governance of Singapore?
The '''self-governance of Singapore''' happened in several stages. Since 1819 up to 1959, [[Singapore]] had been under the colonial rule of the [[United Kingdom]]. The first local elections on a limited scale for several positions in the government of Singapore started in 1948 following a change to the [[Constitution of Singapore]]. This was further changed with the Rendel Constitution, strengthening local representation. Singapore was granted full internal self-government in 1959, but the colonial administration still controlled external relations and shared control of several key internal policies such as internal security.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rendel Commission {{!}} Infopedia|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1563_2009-09-30.html|access-date=2021-05-06|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> In 1963, Singapore joined [[Malaysia]], ending colonial rule and becoming an autonomous state within the country. After a fallout in the relations between the [[United Malays National Organisation]] (UMNO) and the [[People's Action Party]] (PAP), the ruling parties of the Federation and Singapore at the time, full independence came about with Malaysia forcing Singapore to leave in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Singapore separates from Malaysia and becomes independent - Singapore History|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/dc1efe7a-8159-40b2-9244-cdb078755013|access-date=2021-05-06|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{multistub|history|Asia}} [[Category:History of Singapore]]