Thursday, 21 March 2013

History Of Singapore (III) - Post Independence Singapore

This 5 part video from Discovery Channel traces the history of Singapore from Independence in 1959 to 2008.

Part 1 - 10 minutes explains why National Service was started.




Part 2 - 10 minutes traces the start of industrial development, including Singapore Airlines.



Part 3 - 10 minutes traces the housing development and election of JB Jeyaratnam



Part 4 - 10 minutes traces the handover from Lee Kuan Yew to Goh Chok Tong.
Michael Faye was also mentioned.



Part 5 - 7 minutes sees the setting up of Speakers Corner in 2002.

And what of the future ?



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