Talk/Workshop

The Cold War and the Making of Singapore

Name: The Cold War and the Making of Singapore
Start: 2017-08-19
End: 2017-08-19
Location: National Museum of Singapore, The Salon, Level 1

Organised by: National Museum of Singapore

Date:

19 Aug 2017
Time:

11:00am - 12:30pm
Duration:

1.5h
Venue:

National Museum of Singapore, The Salon, Level 1

Website:

www.nationalmuseum.sg

Admission:

Limited Seating. Free with Registration.
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Synopsis:

This August marks not only the month of Singapore's independence 52 years ago but also the formation of ASEAN on 8 August 1967. This special edition of Singapore and the World celebrates the crossroads of Singapore's national history with regional and global history. Professor Tan Tai Yong retraces Singapore's progress from a Crown Colony to an independent nation in 1963, against the background of a global climate defined by the polarisation between capitalist and communist countries, commonly referred to as the Cold War. The lecture presents the geo-political considerations which influenced the political developments that led to the independence of Singapore, highlighting an important period in Singapore and the region's history that continues to resonate today.