1964 Race Riots In Singapore
The 1964 Race Riots were a series of riots that took place in Singapore during two separate periods in July and September between Chinese and Malay groups. The first incident occurred on 21 July during a Malay procession marking the Birthday of Islamic prophet Muhammad. In total, the violence killed 36 people and injured another 556. About 3,000 people were arrested. The riots are also known as the 1964 Race Riots, the 1964 Racial Riots, and the 1964 Riots. At that time (1963-1965), Singapore was a state in the Federation of Malaysia.
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