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Singapore became a republic after separating from Malaysia. Their government included bodies like prime minister, president, and the parliament. Commonly used sectors of the government like executive, legislative and judiciary bodies were implemented, as well as cabinets each under their respective sector.

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- The government structure of Singapore was relatively different from the one they had followed during British rule. The British office in England no longer had control of their actions.
- Instead of a governor, the highest position became the president.
- There were still 3 branches following the head of state: executive, legislative and judiciary.
- The executive branch was in charge of carrying out laws. This was the sector of the Prime Minister and the cabinet who were elected from the parliament.
- Next is the legislative sector whose job is to create new laws for the citizens. Under this was the parliament where representatives were elected.
- Lastly, there was the judiciary branch whose goal is to serve justice. This consisted of the supreme court and state courts.

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In August 9,1965 on the City Hall,Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said that Singapore's independence from Malaysia.The Radio in Singapore interrupted its regular programme to broadcast this announcement.He said again that Singapore was no longer part of Malaysia and now singapore was now an independent and sovereign nation country

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The head of state was incharge of the three branches of the government, the Executive, legislative and Judiciary branches. The executive was incharge of carrying out laws and was made up of the Prime Minister and the cabinet. The legislative would make the laws and was made up of the Parliament. The judiciary was responsible for administering justice and was made up of the supreme court and state courts.

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- Singapore officially became an independent country as it announced that Singapore was no longer a part of the Malaysia Federation. Lee Kuan Yew announced this in both the radio and television cameras.
- Their first president was Yusof bin Ishak while their prime minister is still Lee Kuan Yew. Lee Kuan Yew would manage the government while the President would lead the state.
- The Supreme Court and state courts would be in charge of administering justice.
- The Parliament are the people responsible for making the laws.
- The Prime Minister and Cabinet are responsible for carrying out laws.

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Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister: Dr Toh Chin Chye
Minister for Foreign Affairs: S. Rajaratnam
Minister for the Interior and Defence: Dr Goh Keng Swee
Minister for Education: Ong Pang Boon
Minister for Health: Yong Nyuk Lim
Minister for Finance: Lim Kim San
Minister for Labour: Jek Yeun Thong
Minister for Law and National Development: E. W. Barker
Minister for culture and Social Affairs: Othman Wok

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All 3 branches which are here present day now existed in 1965. There was the HEad of the State who was the president followed by the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary branches. They were all entitled to different tasks. Under the executive branch was the Prime Minister, the Legislative had the members of the parliament and the Judiciary had the Supreme Court and state courts.

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- There were 10 people who formed Singapore's first cabinet, some members easily recognisable such as Lee Kuan Yew.
- The prime and deputy minister were Lee Kuan Yew and Dr. Toh Chin Chye, respectively.
- 8 other ministers each were in charge of their own sector:

Foreign Affairs - S. Rajaratnam
Interior and Defence - Dr Goh Keng Swee
Education - Ong Pang Boon
Health - Yong Nyuk Lin
Finance - Lim Kim San
Labour - Jek Yeun Thong
Law and National Development - E. W. Barker
Culture and Social Affairs - Othman Wok

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•Prime Ministe:r Lee Kuan yew
•Deputy Prime Minister: Dr. Toh Chin Chye
•Minister for Foreign Affairs :S. Rajaratnam
•Minister for the Interior and Defence :Dr Goh Keng Swee.
•Minister for Education :Ong Pang Boon
• Minister for Health :Yong Nyuk Lin
•Minister for Finance: Lim Kim San
•Minister for Labour: Jek Yeun Thong
•Minister for Law an National Development: E.W barker
•Minister for Culture and Social Affairs: Othman Wok

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Purpose
The purpose of the source is to show some of the reactions of the people including those in the government regarding the split from Malaysia.

Value
It is important because it shows the initial disappointment of those in the government as well after everyone's efforts to make it work.

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The first members of Singapore's cabinet were: Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister; Dr. Toh Chin Chye, Deputy prime minister; S. Rajaratnam, Minister for foreign affairs; Dr. Goh Keng Swee, Minister for the interior and defense; Ong Pang Boon, Minsiter for education; Yong Nyuk Lin, Minister for health; Lim Kim San, minister for finance; Jek Yeun Thong, Minister for labour; E.W Barker, Minister for law and national development; Othman Wok, Minister for culture and social affairs.

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Purpose
Its purpose was to show that everyone in Singapore was devastated by the split and were heartbroken.

Value
It is important because it shows that the sentiment was shared by those in the government as well.

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Purpose: It would tell us that not everyone had wanted Singapore to separate from Malaysia, even though there were many problems in the merger.

Value: It is important because it would show us that the people in the PAP were so disappointed because they had worked very hard to merge with Malaysia.

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Purpose: It would tell us that the PAP members were so disappointed, because they believed in a nation where Singapore and Malaysia were together.

Value: It is important because the PAP actually didn't want to separate, and they also had family in Malaysia, and the separation was devastating to them.

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below are the 10 members of the first Cabinet:
Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister - Dr. Toh Chin Chye
Minister of Foreign Affairs - S. Rajaratnam
Minister of the Interior Defence - Dr. Goh Keng Swee
Minister for Education - Ong Pang Boon
Minister for Health - Yong Nyuk Lin
Minister for Finance - Lim Kim San
Minister for Labour - Jek Yeun Thong
Minister for Law and National Development - E.W. Barker
Minister for Culture and Social Affairs - Othman Wok

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Purpose: It was to tell us the reaction of a PAP member when they heard the news that Singapore was no longer a part of the Federation in Singapore.
Value: It tells us how disappointed they were because all their efforts to convince the citizens of Singapore to get on their side during the referendum was wasted.

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Purpose: It is to show that the separation to others was more than just a matter of state, but a matter of race and family.
Value: It shows how disappointed S. Rajaratnam was to find out that Singapore was no longer a part of his hometown and it affected him personally.

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Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister: Dr Toh Chin Chye
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Minister for the Interior and Defence: Dr Goh Keng Swee
Minister for Education: Ong Pang Boon
Minister for Health: Yong Nyuk Lim
Minister for Finance: Lim Kim San
Minister for Labour: Jek Yeun Thong
Minister for Law and National Development: E. W. Barker
Minister for Social Affairs: Othman Wok

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Purpose
The source shows us how the people reacted to the decision of the splitting.

Value
It is a valuable source because we can really see hard roof of if people liked or hated what was going on.

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With Singapore now a sovereign nation, it became a republic with Yusof bin Ishak as the President and Head of State. The Legislative Council became the Parliament; the Executive Council now consisted of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; and the Judiciary Council consisted of the Supreme and State Courts. They were in charge of carrying out laws, making laws, and administering justice respectively.

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Purpose
It shows us how many people were not happy about the the splitting.

Value
It is also important and shows a great amount of value like Source 3 on page 125. It shows us the opinions of others in the time.

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Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister: Dr. Toh Chin Chye
Minister for Foreign Affairs: S. Rajaratnam
Minister for the Interior and Defence: Dr Goh Keng Swee
Minister for Education: Ong Pang Boon
Minister for Health: Yong Nyuk Lin
Minister for Finance: Lim Kim San
Minister for Labour: Jek Yeun Thong
Minister for Law and National Development: E.W. Barker
Minister for Culture and Social Affairs: Othman Wok

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Purpose: The source shows the mixed emotions people felt regarding the current situation
Value: Gives us a first-hand testimony of what it was like to live through the Merger, and shows us the raw emotions of the people from the past

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Purpose: To show different perspectives of people during the Merger
Value: It broadens our perspective on an event that is beneficial to Singapore by showing us some people were negatively affected by the breakup of the two nations

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Singapore officially seceded from Malaysia and becomes an independent republic, the Legislative Assembly is renamed, the Singapore government will lead all departments

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Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister - Dr Toh Chin Chye
Minister for Foreign Affairs - S. Rajaratnam
Minister for the Interior and Defence - Dr Goh Keng Swee
Minister for Education - Ong Pang Boon
Minister for Health - Yong Nyuk Lim
Minister for Finance - Lim Kim San
Minister for Labour - Jek Yeun Thong
Minister for Law and National Development - E. W. Barker
Minister for culture and Social Affairs - Othman Wok

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Purpose: Some people do not want Singapore to secede from Malaysia

Value: Describe the PAP's strong desire to merge with Malaysia.

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Purpose: Separation hurts many Singapore-Malaysian families

Value: Big problem for many Malaysians working in Singapore and Singaporeans working in Malaysia

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Singapore became a republic after not being a part of Malaysia anymore with Yusof bin Ishak as the first President and Head of State, Legislative Assembly was renamed to the Parliament. The Singapore government was responsible for every area of administration.

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Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister: Dr Toh Chin Chye
Minister for Foreign Affairs: S. Rajaratnam
Minister for the Interior and Defence: Dr Goh Keng Swee
Minister for Education: Ong Pang Boon
Minister for Health: Yong Nyuk Lin
Minister for Finance: Lim Kim San
Minister for Labour: Jek Yeun Thing
Minister for Law and National Development: E.W. Barker
Minister for Culture and Social Affairs: Othman Wok

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Purpose: It tells us how people felt when Singapore and Malaysia separated.

Value: It is important because it shows us if the people like the idea or not.

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Purpose: It tells us that the people in Singapore didn't like the separation.

Value: It is important because it shows us how much they didn't like how Malaysia and Singapore separated.

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After Lee Kuan Yew announced that Singapore would no longer be a part of Malaysia, Singapore became a republic.

Yusof bin Ishak was the first president; he was the Head of State, while the Prime Minister was in charge of leading the government.

The Legislative Assembly was renamed to the Parliament, with its members being known as Members of the Parliament.

The highest position in the government was now Head of State.

The Executive branch was responsible for carrying out laws, and comprised of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

The Legislative branch was responsible for creating laws, and elected members from the Parliament were under it.

The Judiciary Branch was responsible for serving justice and was made up of the Supreme and State courts.

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Singapore's first Cabinet was made up of the following people:
Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister - Dr Toh Chin Chye
Minister for Foreign Affairs - S. Rajaratnam
Minister for the Interior and Defence - Dr Goh Keng Swee
Minister for Education - Ong Pang Boon
Minister for Health - Yong Nyuk Lin
Minister for Finance - Lim Kim San
Minister for Labour - Jek Yeun Thong
Minister for Law and National Development - E.W. Barker
Minister for Culture and Social Affairs - Othman Wok

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Purpose: The purpose of this source is to show the reactions of the members of the PAP when they found out that Singapore would not be a part of Malaysia anymore.

Value: This source is valuable as it shows how dedicated some of the PAP members were to Singapore's merger with Malaysia, and how disappointed they were when Singapore separated from it.

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Purpose: The purpose of this source was to show the effects the merger had on some people in Singapore and how shattering the separation was for them.

Value: This source is valuable since it shows that people in Singapore had family from Malaysia, which caused the separation to heavily affect them and their happiness.

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Singapore became an independent country after leaving Malaysia and became republic, There are 3 branches and the Head of State who is the president and there is Executive, Legislative and Judiciary. The executive is responsible for carrying the laws and it has the Prime Minister and the cabinet. The legislative is responsible for making the laws and parliament is under this. The judiciary is responsible for administering justice and supreme court and state courts are under this.

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Prime Minister : Lee Kuan Yew
Deputy Prime Minister : Dr Toh Chin Chye
Minister for Foreign Affairs : S. Rajaratnam
Minister for Interior and Defence : Dr Goh Keng Swee
Minister for Education : Ong Pang Boon
Minister for Health : Yong Nyuk Lin
Minister for Finance : Lim Kim San
Minister for Labour : Jek Yeun Thong
Minister for Law and National Development : E. W. Barker
Minister for Culture and Social Affairs : Othman Wok

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Purpose: The purpose is that it shows the reaction of the people of Singapore separation with Malaysia and the people felt the mixed emotion with Singapore leaving Malaysia.

Value: It is important because it shows on how the people who are in the PAP were disappointed because they worked very hard during the merge with Malaysia.

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Purpose: It shows on how the people were devastated and sad when Singapore decides to split with Malaysia.

Value: It is important because not only the Singapore government who wants to split but there are families that are affected also and they have to separate.

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Purpose:it shows us the emotion of people to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia

Value:The PAP people where disappointed since they work hard during the merger with Singapore and Malaysia