1954 National Service Riots
- 1954 National Service Riots
Unreferenced|date=September 2007Infobox Historical Event
Event_Name = 1954 National Service Riots
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AKA = Anti-National Service Riots
Participants = Chinese Middle School students
Location = Singapore
Date = May 13 1954
Result = 26 injured
45 students arrestedHistory of Singapore
1954 National Service Riots or Anti-National Service Riots is a riot in Singapore that occurred in 1954 due to the communist influence. The persons involved were only the Chinese students in Chinese Middle School age 20 and above. Most of the students are 20 years old and above as their education was disrupted during the war.
Reason for the riots
On 13 May 1954, students at a number of Chinese schools demonstrated against the British government's decision to make young men, age 18-20, do part-time military service. The students were unwilling to defend a foreign government which they wanted to drive out of Singapore. The demonstration led to rioting and the police had to put down on the riot. [cite web
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ee also
*Hock Lee Bus Riots
*Chinese Middle School Riot
*Understanding Out Past: Singapore - from Colony to Nation. Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Education
References
* [http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_1202_2006-07-28.html National Service Riots of 1954] article in Singapore National Library InfopediaUnderstanding Our Past - SINGAPORE: from Colony to Nation [http://www.marshallcavendish.com/marshallcavendish/education/sg/browse/catalogue/secondary/history/understanding_our_past_singapore/9810191286.xml]
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