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The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Singapore.
Incumbents
- President: Yusuf bin Ishak
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Events
March
- 26 March – The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is announced, which will take a year to set up.[1]
May
- 13 May – Ethnic riots break out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which later spill over to Singapore.
- 19 May – The Singapore Petroleum Company is formed.[2]
July
December
- 10 December – Floods hit Singapore after heavy rain, leaving five fatalities.[4]
Births
- 10 January – Tan Chuan-Jin – Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore.
- 12 August – Edwin Tong – Minister for Culture, Community and Youth.
- 1 September – Lam Pin Min – Former politician.
- 9 October – Chan Chun Sing – Minister for Trade and Industry.
- 15 November – Ong Ye Kung – Minister for Transport.
- Douglas Foo – Founder of Apex-Pal International Ltd (which owns Sakae Sushi), former Nominated Member of Parliament.[5]
- Hossan Leong – Media personality.[6]
References
- ^ "Blakang Mati site for earth satellite station". The Straits Times (Retrieved from NLB). 27 March 1969. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "About SPC". SPC. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Major floods in Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Douglas Foo". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Hossan Leong". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.