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Singapore Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the rich history of Singapore through this engaging timeline game. Test your knowledge of key events and figures that have shaped the nation’s development.

  • Raffles establishes a trading post in Singapore in 1819
  • Singapore gains independence from Malaysia in 1965
  • Lee Kuan Yew becomes the first Prime Minister of Singapore in 1959
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  • 1819: Founding of Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles
  • 1824: Singapore becomes a British colony
  • 19th century: Singapore becomes a major trading port in Southeast Asia
  • 1942-1945: Japanese occupation of Singapore during World War II
  • 1963: Singapore gains independence from Britain and joins Malaysia
  • 1965: Singapore separates from Malaysia and becomes an independent republic
  • 1959: Lee Kuan Yew becomes the first Prime Minister of Singapore
  • 1967: Singapore becomes a founding member of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
  • 1975: Construction of Changi Airport begins
  • 2010: Singapore hosts the first ever Youth Olympic Games
  • 2010: Opening of Marina Bay Sands integrated resort
  • 2018: Singapore hosts the historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
  • 2020: Singapore becomes the first country in the world to approve lab-grown meat for sale
  • 2020-2021: Singapore imposes strict COVID-19 restrictions and successfully controls the spread of the virus
  • 2020: Singapore becomes the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for use
  • 2021: Singapore announces plans to become a carbon-neutral country by 2050
  • 2021: Singapore launches the Singapore Green Plan 2030 to promote sustainability and environmental conservation
  • 2019: Singapore celebrates its bicentennial anniversary
  • 21st century: Singapore becomes a major hub for financial services and technology in Asia
  • 21st century: Singapore ranks consistently as one of the top countries in the world for ease of doing business

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