1956 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Singapore.

1956
in
Singapore

Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:

Incumbents

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

August

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

See also

References

  1. "Nanyang University". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "Merdeka talks - First all-party mission to London is held". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. "Lim Yew Hock is appointed the second Chief Minister". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "Nicoll Highway". NLB. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. "Merdeka Bridge". NLB. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  6. "Protests by Chinese middle school students". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. "Iskandar Mirza Ismail". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.


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