Republic of Singapore

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Republic of Singapore
新加坡共和国
Republik Singapura
சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
Location of Republic of Singapore
Official languagesChinese
English
Malay
Tamil
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
Area
• Total
733.1 km²
Population
• 2021 estimate
5,453,600


Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a city-state in Southeast Asia.

History

Li Guangyao of the People's Action Party won Singapore's elections in 1959. In 1963, he began suppressing the Malayan Communist Party and trade union leaders. He banned the leftist Singapore Association of Trade Unions and promoted the National Trades Union Congress. The NTUC began establishing cooperatives in the 1970s, and the powers of trade unions were limited in 1982.[1]

References

  1. Ravi Chandren (2006-06-26). "Singapore: A historical background" The Socialist. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2022-09-11.