The Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 was an

agreement Agreement may refer to: Agreements between people and organizations * Gentlemen's agreement, not enforceable by law * Trade agreement, between countries * Consensus, a decision-making process * Contract, enforceable in a court of law ** Meeting ...

between the Government of

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

and the Government of

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

on 7 August 1965 that granted

independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the stat ...

to Singapore. The Singapore Act 1966 followed the treaty.Singapore Act 1966
/ref> The agreement included a Proclamation on Singapore to be made by Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman; a different

Proclamation of Singapore The Proclamation of Singapore is an annex of the Agreement relating to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and sovereign state dated 7 August 1965 between the Government of Malaysia and Government of Singapore, and An ...

was made by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. As a result of the agreement, Singapore achieved full independence from Malaysia, and within the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the C ...

, with effect from 9 August 1965.

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Formation of Malaysia History of Malaysia 1965 establishments in Malaysia 1965 in Malaysia 1965 in Singapore Malaysia–United Kingdom relations Singapore–United Kingdom relations Legal documents Malaysian monarchy Treaties concluded in 1965 Treaties entered into force in 1965 Treaties of Malaysia Treaties of Singapore Treaties involving territorial changes Malaysia and the Commonwealth of Nations Singapore and the Commonwealth of Nations United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations {{statute-stub

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