1950s (1950--1953)

The years after the second world war were among the hardest. Roughly five years after the end of the second world war, the City was in the midst of rebuilding itself. The colonial powers returned, but their presence invoked mixed feelings, and on the whole, everyone in the City wasn't sure if having the colonial masters back was a great idea, considering they were the ones who failed to defend them against the invasions during the second world war in the first place.

1950: The first major riot since the end of the war involving a British family who adopted a young muslim girl before the war. The riot came about when the girl's original family wanted her back. Except that the girl had converted to Christianity under her adopted family and was a practising Christian for the better part of the past ten years. Strong opinions prevailed and the friction between the returned colonial masters and the citizens of the City caused a strong protest to occur, that turned quickly into a riot when the police force resorted to force to disperse the protestors. Many citizens of the City were badly hurt, and the one-sided match-up was widely reported. Global press condemned the police's actions, calling them ``brutal''.

1951: The second election for the legislative council was held in the City. The first legislative council came into being four years ago, made up of mostly British subjects and a small handful of local citizens. Of the twenty one seats available, only six were available for voting in the first election, while in this, nine were available for voting. Voting was done only by the British subjects who had been residing in the City for more than a year. The newspapers reported the results, but most of the populace of the City were apathetic due to the constant need to deal with bread-and-butter issues.

1952: Some of the more prominent merchants in the City were starting to openly doubt the ability of the British to maintain the security and trade abilities of the City, and as a result, started to actively create and maintain associations and unions to protect their interests against the colonial masters.

1953: Serious talk about the role of the British in the City post the world war began with a petition to the governor to look into means of attaining self-governance by the City. The petition was strongly supported by the prevailing merchants, trade leaders and union leaders.