1954 in Singapore

Singapore-related events during 1954

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* Timeline of Singaporean history

The following lists events that happened during 1954 in Colony of Singapore.

## Incumbents

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* Governor: Sir John Fearns Nicoll
* Colonial Secretary: Sir Wiiliam Goode

## Events

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### February

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* 22 February - Rendel Commission's recommendations were unveiled to the public. It proposed changes to the constitution, which took effect on 8 February 1955.[1]

### May

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* 13 May - The National Service riots took place in Singapore after a peaceful demonstration turned violent.[2]

### August

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* 21 August - The Singapore Labour Front (LF) was founded.[3]

### October

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* 27 October - Singapore Polytechnic was founded as the first polytechnic in Singapore.[4]

### November

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* 21 November - The People's Action Party (PAP) was founded.[5]

## Births

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* 6 January - Ong Keng Yong, diplomat.
* 9 April - Lim Hng Kiang, former politician.
* 9 May - Ho Peng Kee, legal academic and former politician.
* 13 July - Lim Swee Say, former politician.
* 23 August - Halimah Yacob, President of Singapore.
* 13 September - George Yeo, former politician.
* 22 September - Marcus Chin, actor.
* 27 December - Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister of Singapore.

## See also

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* List of years in Singapore

## References

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1. ^ "Rendel Commission Report is made official". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
2. ^ "National Service riots of 1954". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
3. ^ "Singapore Labour Front is formed". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
4. ^ "Singapore Polytechnic". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
5. ^ "People's Action Party is formed". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

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1954 in Asia

Sovereign states|

* Afghanistan
*   *   *   *   * Bhutan
*   * Burma (Myanmar)
*   * Cambodia
* Ceylon
* China
*   *   * Egypt
*   * India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
*   *   * North Korea
* South Korea
*   *   * Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaya
*   *   * Mongolia
*   * Nepal
* Oman
*   *   * East Pakistan
* West Pakistan
*   * Philippines
*   *   * Saudi Arabia
*   * Sikkim
*   * Soviet Union
*   * Syria
*   * Thailand
*   * Turkey
*   *   *   *   * North Vietnam
* South Vietnam
*   * North Yemen

States with limited
recognition

*   * Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
* Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
* Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
*   *   *   *   *   * Taiwan
* Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
*   * Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
* Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

* Bahrain
*   *   *   * Brunei
*   *   * Colony of Aden
* Cyprus
*   *   * French Indochina
*   * Kuwait
*   *   *   *   *

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