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Chinese Middle School Student Riots
The Chinese middle school student riots were a series of riots in Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ... that broke out between the Chinese community in 1956, resulting in 13 people killed and more than 120 injured. Overview In 1956, after Lim Yew Hock replaced David Marshall as Chief Minister of Singapore, he began to take tough measures to suppress communist activities with the support of the British Governor and Commissioner of Police. In September, Lim deregistered and banned three organizations supposedly pro-communist: the Singapore Women’s Association (SWA) and the Chinese Musical Gong Society. The Singapore Chinese Middle School Students Union (SCMSSU) was also dissolved. The riots came about when Lim Yew Hock announced that the Singapore Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riot
A riot or mob violence is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted varies depending on the riot and the inclinations of those involved. Targets can include Shopping mall, shops, cars, restaurants, state-owned institutions, and religious buildings. Riots often occur in reaction to a grievance or out of dissent. Historically, riots have occurred due to poverty, unemployment, poor quality of life, living conditions, governmental oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between ethnic groups (race riot) or religions (e.g., sectarian violence, pogrom), the outcome of a sporting event (e.g., sports riot, football hooliganism) or frustration with legal channels through which to air grievances. While individuals may attempt to lead or control a riot, riots typically consist of disorganize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Riots In Singapore
Riots in Singapore have been documented since the former British colony became part of the Straits Settlements in 1826. In the present day, under the penal code, rioting refers to the unlawful gathering of five or more people where force or violence is used by any member of the assembly; an affray is committed if two or more people fight in a public place. The below describes serious rioting cases. Straits Settlements Singapore in the Straits Settlements (1826-1946) * 15 – 20 February 1851 - Anti-Catholic riots (500 dead) *5 – 17 May 1854 - Hokkien-Teochew riots (200-480 dead, 222 injured) *15 December 1876 - Chinese Post Office Riots *12 March 1927 - Colony of Singapore Colony of Singapore (1946-1963) *11 December 1950 - Maria Hertogh riots (18 dead, 173 injured) *13 May 1954 - 1954 National Service riots (26 injured) *12 May 1955 - Hock Lee bus riots (4 dead, 31 injured) *26 October 1956 - Chinese middle schools riots (13 dead, more than 100 injured) *22 April 1963 - Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 In Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Colony of Singapore. Incumbents *Governor: Sir Robert Brown Black * Chief Minister: ** David Marshall (until June 7) **Lim Yew Hock (from June 8) * Chief Secretary: Sir William Goode Events March *15 March — Nanyang University is officiated with a flag-raising ceremony, with classes beginning on 30 March. April *23 April — The first Merdeka talks were held, which failed on 23 May after failing to compromise on internal security arrangements. As a result, David Marshall resigned. June *8 June — Lim Yew Hock became the second Chief Minister of Singapore. August *17 August — The Nicoll Highway and Merdeka Bridge are officially opened. October *10 October — Protests by students occurred after several organisations were dissolved over communist links. The protests continued over two weeks, culminating into riots that occurred on 25 October. Births *12 January — Matthias Yao, former MP for Marine Parade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Student Protests In Singapore
A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution, or more generally, a person who takes a special interest in a subject. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementary schools are "pupils". Africa Nigeria In Nigeria, education is classified into four systems known as a 6-3-3-4 system of education. It implies six years in primary school, three years in junior secondary, three years in senior secondary and four years in the university. However, the number of years to be spent in university is mostly determined by the course of study. Some courses have longer study lengths than others. Those in primary school are often referred to as pupils. Those in university, as well as those in secondary school, are referred to as students. The Nigerian system of education also has other recognized categories like the polytechnics and colleges of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riots And Civil Disorder In Singapore
A riot or mob violence is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted varies depending on the riot and the inclinations of those involved. Targets can include shops, cars, restaurants, state-owned institutions, and religious buildings. Riots often occur in reaction to a grievance or out of dissent. Historically, riots have occurred due to poverty, unemployment, poor living conditions, governmental oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between ethnic groups (race riot) or religions (e.g., sectarian violence, pogrom), the outcome of a sporting event (e.g., sports riot, football hooliganism) or frustration with legal channels through which to air grievances. While individuals may attempt to lead or control a riot, riots typically consist of disorganized groups that are frequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Diaspora In Singapore
Chinese may refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China. **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of various ethnicities in contemporary China ** Ethnic minorities in China, people of non-Han Chinese ethnicities in modern China ** Ethnic groups in Chinese history, people of various ethnicities in historical China ** Nationals of the People's Republic of China ** Nationals of the Republic of China ** Overseas Chinese, Chinese people residing outside the territories of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan * Sinitic languages, the major branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family ** Chinese language, a group of related languages spoken predominantly in China, sharing a written script (Chinese characters in traditional and simplified forms) *** Standard Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Riots
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Waorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 2 – Austria and Israel establish diplomatic Austria–Israel relations, relations. * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chinese High School
The Chinese High School () was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution. Founded on 21 March 1919, The Chinese High School was the first high school in Southeast Asia to cater to different dialect groups among overseas Chinese in the region. After Singapore gained independence in 1965, the school came under the purview of the Ministry of Education and was accorded the Special Assistance Plan (SAP) status in 1979. It has the unique distinction of having the Independent School status in 1988, a scheme that the ministry perceived had proven successful and was extended to other top schools in Singapore. The Chinese High School remained as one of the best performing schools in Singapore, both in academic achievements and extracurricular activities. History Founding As early as May 1913, Tan Kah Kee, a prominent businessman, proposed setting up a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colony Of Singapore
The Colony of Singapore was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom that encompassed what is modern-day Singapore from 1946 to 1959. During this period, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Crown Colony of Labuan, Labuan were also administered from Singapore. Singapore had Founding years of modern Singapore, previously been established as a British colony since 1824, and had been governed as part of the Straits Settlements since 1826. The colony was created when the Straits Settlements was dissolved shortly after the Japanese occupation of Singapore ended in 1945. The power of the British Government was vested in the List of governors of Singapore#Governors of Singapore (1946–1959), governor of Singapore. The colony eventually gained partial internal self-governance in 1955, and lasted until the establishment of the State of Singapore in 1958, with full internal self-governance granted in 1959. After a few years of self-governance, Singapore went on to merge with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Cheng High School (Main)
Chung Cheng High School (Main) is a co-educational government-aided autonomous Special Assistance Plan (SAP) secondary school in Singapore. Founded in 1939 as Chiang Kai-shek High School, it is one of the eleven SAP secondary schools in Singapore. Another Secondary School in Singapore, Chung Cheng High School (Yishun), is its sister school. History Foundation years (1939–1947) Chung Cheng High School was first founded by Aw Boon Haw and other philanthropists. Construction of the school building started at 60 Kim Yam Road in 1939. The founding principal of the school was Chuang Chu Lin and the school's first school supervisor was Lim Bo Seng. Aw Boon Haw was the founding chairman of the school management board. The school started off as an all-boys' school. Some of the founders were politically affiliated with Kuomintang and decided to name the school Chung Cheng after Chiang Chung-cheng, Premier of the Republic of China, to attract students and boost the school's repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NewspaperSG
NewspaperSG is an online newspaper archive launched in 2010 containing newspapers distributed in Singapore, including those published in the 19th century. History The National Library Board and Singapore Press Holdings signed an agreement in 2007 to make digitised articles of ''The Straits Times'' available for public access at NLB libraries. NewspaperSG was launched on 28 January 2010. At the archive's launch, it included 14 newspapers, including the ''New Nation'', '' Sin Chew Jit Poh'', '' Nanyang Siang Pau'', ''Berita Harian'', the '' Singapore Weekly Herald'', the '' Straits Mail'', '' The Business Times'', '' today'', '' Streats'', the '' Malayan Saturday Post'', the '' Straits Observer'', and the '' Straits Telegraph and Daily Advertiser''. In December 2017, six more newspapers were added to the archive, the '' Syonan Shimbun'', ''Comrade'', the '' Indian Daily Mail'', the '' Malaya Tribune'', the '' Morning Tribune'', and the ''Sunday Tribune The ''Sunday Tribune'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
