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Stamford Raffles
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British statesman who established a trading post for the British East India Company on Singapore Island in 1819, marking the beginning of modern Singapore.
Singapore joined the Federation of Malaysia in 1963, along with Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak, aiming for greater economic integration and political stability.
A term often used to describe Singapore's rapid industrialization and economic growth from the 1960s to the 1990s, alongside Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan.
The name given to Singapore by the Japanese occupiers during World War II, meaning 'Light of the South.'