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Republic of Singapore

Malay: *Republik Singapura*
Chinese: 新加坡共和国
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
Malay:	Republik Singapura
Malay:	Republik Singapura
Chinese:	新加坡共和国
Tamil:	சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு
1959–1990
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	Motto: Majulah Singapura (Malay); (English: "Onward, Singapore")
	Anthem: Majulah Singapura; (English: "Onward, Singapore")
Capital	Singapore; 1°17′N 103°50′E / 1.283°N 103.833°E
National languages	English • Malay • Mandarin • Tamil
Ethnic groups	List of ethnicities 76% Chinese; 15% Malay; 7.5% Indian; 1.5% other;
Government	Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic
President
• 1959–1990	Yusof Ishak; Benjamin Sheares; Devan Nair; Wee Kim Wee
Prime Minister
• 1959–1990	Lee Kuan Yew
Historical era	Cold war
• 1959 Singaporean general election	June 3, 1959
• ASEAN Declaration	8 August 1967
• 1969 race riots of Singapore	31 May to 6 June 1969
• Laju incident	31 January 1974
• Operation Spectrum	21 May 1987
• Lee Kuan Yew rule ended	Novermber 28, 1990
Area
	728.3 km2 (281.2 sq mi)
Currency	Singaporean dollar
ISO 3166 code	SG

History of Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew