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Singapore celebrated its fiftieth birthday afteratforfrominintoofonto Saturday. The tiny nation became an independent country afteratforfrominintoofonto August 8th, 1965. The climax afteratforfrominintoofonto the celebrations was the largest fireworks display ever seen afteratforfrominintoofonto Singapore. Tens afteratforfrominintoofonto thousands of people gathered afteratforfrominintoofonto the streets to celebrate. The country has been counting down afteratforfrominintoofonto this anniversary since New Year's Eve. There have been hundreds afteratforfrominintoofonto events to mark the fifty years since independence. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave a special National Day message afteratforfrominintoofonto the nation. He said that Singapore could look forward to "new peaks" ahead. He added that: "The journey ahead is uncharted. But we must press afteratforfrominintoofonto, because we aspire to do better afteratforfrominintoofonto ourselves and our children."

Singapore has come a long way afteratforfrominintoofonto the past fifty years. It became independent afteratforfrominintoofonto Britain when it was thrown out afteratforfrominintoofonto the Federation afteratforfrominintoofonto Malaysia afteratforfrominintoofonto social unrest. The country was very poor back then but the leadership afteratforfrominintoofonto founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew made Singapore wealthy. He died earlier this year but there was an empty seat afteratforfrominintoofonto him afteratforfrominintoofonto the parade. He made Singapore afteratforfrominintoofonto one of the world's wealthiest countries. It is the fourth most important global financial centre and is home afteratforfrominintoofonto the world's second busiest port. A woman said she felt sad that Mr Lee could not live long enough to be afteratforfrominintoofonto the anniversary. She said: "We definitely feel that something is missing this year, and I still feel the pain afteratforfrominintoofonto my heart."