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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. President of Singapore from 1965 to 1970 In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ishak is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Yusof. Yusof bin Ishak DUT SK DUBC PJG Yusof c. 1957–1959 1st President of Singapore In office 9 ...
The president of Singapore is the head of state of the Republic of Singapore.Preceded by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, the office of president was created on 22 December 1965 after Singapore's independence in August 1965, with incumbent Yang di-Pertuan Negara Yusof Ishak serving as the first president.
The Singapore Government officially regarded Ong's predecessor Wee Kim Wee as the first elected president on the basis that he held and exercised the powers of the elected president. [7] This was a result of transitional provisions in the Constitution of Singapore in 2017, [ 8 ] which were affirmed by the High Court following a legal challenge ...
In January 2011, the Straits Times Press published the book Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going. [294] Targeted at younger Singaporeans, it was based on 16 interviews with Lee by seven local journalists in 2008–2009. The first print run of 45,000 copies sold out in less than a month after it was launched in January 2011.
Indirect presidential elections were held in Singapore on 30 November 1967. [1] This was the first presidential election held in Singapore since the country's independence in 1965. Under the Singaporean constitution at the time, the president was elected by the Parliament of Singapore. Yusof Ishak was re-elected by the Parliament of Singapore ...
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The National Junior College, Singapore's first junior college was established. 31 May: The 1969 Race Riots of Singapore broke out after growing tension of the 13 May Incident in Malaysia spilled over to Singapore. 1970: 23 November: Encik Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore died while in office. 1971: 2 January
Ong became Singapore's first elected president in 1993 and was ex officio appointed Chancellor of the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University. [23] Ong's presidency was marked by many charitable projects—the largest of which is the President's Star Charity, an annual event initiated by Ong. [24]