Legends say that Singapore was founded by a Malay prince who set foot on the island in the 13th century. We don’t know if this is true, but the modern-day Singapore was born in 1819. Sir Stamford Raffles, a trader with the British East India Company founded the island country.
Many Chinese people came to the island for work and trade. For almost hundred years, Britain ruled the country. Though Singapore joined the Federation of Malaysia in 1963, it backed out to become a separate nation in 1965. Singapore is one of the richest Southeast Asian countries whose money comes from international trade, banking and shipping.
Singapore transitioned to a first world country from a third world country under the leadership of their first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew.
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