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The name given to Singapore by the Japanese occupiers during World War II, meaning 'Light of the South.'
Due to political and economic disagreements, Singapore was expelled from Malaysia on August 9, 1965, becoming a fully independent sovereign nation.
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.
British statesman who established a trading post for the British East India Company on Singapore Island in 1819, marking the beginning of modern Singapore.