gon comments on TIL that Singapore is the only country in the world that gained independence against its will. It was expelled from Malaysia in 1965, after a 126-0 vote in the Malaysian parliament.

TIL that Singapore is the only country in the world that gained independence against its will. It was expelled from Malaysia in 1965, after a 126-0 vote in the Malaysian parliament. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 years ago by garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to c/til@lemmy.ca

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[–] gon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago

that's really funny, but it seems the circumstances that lead to this were rather tough.