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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country seceded from Malaysia in 1965?
A
Indonesia
B
Singapore
C
Thailand
D
Brunei
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 9 August 1965, Singapore separated from Malaysia to become an independent and sovereign state. The separation was the result of deep political and economic differences between the ruling parties of Singapore and Malaysia, which created communal tensions that resulted in racial riots in July and September 1964.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 7 August 1965, Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, seeing no alternative to avoid further bloodshed, advised the Parliament of Malaysia that it should vote to expel Singapore from Malaysia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Proclamation of Singapore, signed by the then Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew on 9 August 1965, formally declared Singapore ceased “to be a state of Malaysia and shall become an independent and sovereign state and nation separate from and independent of Malaysia”.

Detailed explanation-4: -After gaining its independence from the British Empire in 1963, Singapore briefly joined the Federation of Malaysia, before breaking away for independent sovereignty in 1965.

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