acting in his capacity as depositary the following:See : United Nations General Assembly Resolution 97 (1) ( English) and (French), Registered Nr. I-8206 |writer = Edmund W. Barker|signers = Lee Kuan Yew and Tunku Abdul Rahman}}{{Formation of Malaysia}}The Proclamation of Singapore is an annex of the s:agreement relating to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and sovereign state|Agreement relating to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and sovereign state]] dated 7 August 1965 between the Government of Malaysia and government of Singapore, and s:Agreeement relating to the seperation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and souvereign state/Annex B|an act to amend the Constitution of Malaysia and the Malaysia Act]] on 9 August 1965 signed by the King of Malaysia, and read on the day of separation from Malaysia, which was 9 August 1965, by Lee Kuan Yew, the first Singaporean prime minister.

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The Proclamation of Singapore in Singapore

WHEREAS it is the inalienable right of a people to be free and independent.

AND WHEREAS Malaysia was established on the 16th day of September, 1963, by s:Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore|a federation of existing states of the Federation of Malaya and the States of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore]] into one independent and sovereign nation.

AND WHEREAS it was also agreed by the parties to the said s:Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore|Agreement]] that, upon the s:Agreement relating to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and sovereign State|separation of Singapore from Malaysia]], the Government of Malaysia shall relinquish its sovereignty and jurisdiction in respect of Singapore so that the said sovereignty and jurisdiction shall on such relinquishment vest in the Government of Singapore.

AND WHEREAS by a Proclamation dated the ninth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five the Prime Minister of Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah did proclaim and declare that Singapore shall on the ninth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five cease to be a State of Malaysia and shall become an independent and sovereign state and nation separate from and independent of Malaysia and recognised as such by the Government of Malaysia.

Now I LEE KUAN YEW Prime Minister of Singapore, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AND DECLARE on behalf of the people and the Government of Singapore that as from today the ninth day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five Singapore shall forever be a sovereign democratic and independent nation, founded upon the principles of liberty and justice and ever seeking the welfare and happiness of her people in a more just and equal society.

(Signed) LEE KUAN YEW

Prime Minister of Singapore

Dated the 9th day of August, 1965.

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The Proclamation of Singapore in Malaysia

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe, and may the benediction and peace of God be upon Our Leader Muhammad and upon all His Relations and Friends.

WHEREAS s:Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore|Malaysia was established on the 16th day of September, 1963, by a federation of the existing states of the Federation of Malaya and the States of Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore]] into one independent and sovereign nation;

AND WHEREAS by s:Agreement relating to the separation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and sovereign state|an Agreement made on the 7th day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five]] between the Government of Malaysia of the one part and the Government of Singapore of the other part it was agreed that Singapore should cease to be a state of Malaysia and should thereupon become an independent and sovereign state and nation separate from and independent of Malaysia;

AND WHEREAS it was also S:Agreeement relating to the seperation of Singapore from Malaysia as an independent and souvereign state/Annex B|agreed by the parties to the said Agreement that, upon the separation of Singapore from Malaysia]], the Government of Malaysia shall relinquish its sovereignty and jurisdiction in respect of Singapore so that the said sovereignty and jurisdiction shall on such relinquishment vest in the Government of Singapore;

NOW in the name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful, I, TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL-HAJ IBNI ALMARHUM SULTAN ABDUL HAMID HALIM SHAH, Prime Minister of Malaysia, with the concurrence and approval of His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, DO HEREBY DECLARE AND PROCLAIM that, as from the 9th day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five, Singapore shall cease to be a State of Malaysia and shall forever be an independent and sovereign state and nation separate from and independent of Malaysia, and that the Government of Malaysia recognises the present Government of Singapore as an independent and sovereign government of Singapore and will always work in friendship and co-operation with it.

(Signed) (TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA)

Prime Minister of Malaysia

Dated this 9th day of August, 1965

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