Episode 49: Separation

After years of long drawn out sound and fury and violence, the final conspiracy for separation was conducted in absolute secrecy, between a tiny group of people, and in a massive rush. In this episode, PJ Thum narrates the final secret rush to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia, and how it relates to 13 May 1969. He then concludes with some thoughts of the broad sweep of the history of Singapore’s independence. Please send questions, comments, and feedback to thehistoryofsingapore@gmail.com or visit Support the show at

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Episode 49: Separation is an episode from The History of Singapore by The History of Singapore.

This episode is 00:34:59 long.

This episode was published on Oct 7, 2016.

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