Singaporeans celebrate their country’s birthday on Aug 9, but between 1960 and 1963, Singapore's national day was celebrated on June 3 to commemorate the day in 1959 when Singapore attained self-government.
Come Aug 9 each year, Singaporeans come together to celebrate their country’s birthday.
But National Day was not always marked on this date — not before the Republic became independent in 1965.
Between 1960 and 1963, Singapore's national day was celebrated on June 3 to commemorate the day in 1959 when Singapore attained self-government.
Six decades ago, June 3 was the day when Singapore adopted its own constitution and became an internal self-governing state for the first time in its history (The British still had the final say over external matters, namely defence and foreign affairs).
The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) recorded the momentous day as “the making of a nation”. “On Jun 3, 1959, the 1.6 million people in Singapore awoke to a new beginning - as people of a fully internal self-governing city state under the British Crown,” it said on its website.
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