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The PAP, which was led by the English-educated Lee Kuan Yew, temporarily eased their fears in 1959. Lee Kuan Yew and the PAP also favoured merger with Malaya because the assistance of Malaya was required to suppress the growing left-wing which challenged the PAP, particularly in the wake of losing the two by-elections in 1961.
This is a list of notable Malaysians of Chinese origin, including original immigrants who obtained Malaysian citizenship and their Malaysian descendants.Entries on this list are demonstrably notable by having a linked current article or reliable sources as footnotes against the name to verify they are notable and define themselves either full or partial Chinese, whose ethnic origin lie in China.
Lee Kuan Yew GCMG CH SPMJ DK (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the Minister Mentor between 2004 to 2011, Senior Minister between 1990 to 2004 and first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
On 28 November 1990, Goh succeeded Lee Kuan Yew and became the second prime minister of Singapore. During the first year of Goh's premiership, Lee remained as secretary-general of the PAP. [12] Lee also remained an influential member of Goh's Cabinet, holding the post of senior minister. The 1991 general elections, the first electoral test for ...
Tan Sri Dato' Lee Kong Chian PMN SPMJ SJMK (Chinese: 李光前; pinyin: Lǐ Guāngqián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Kong-chiân; 18 October 1893 – 2 June 1967), also known by his alias Lee Geok Kun (Chinese: 李玉昆; pinyin: Lǐ Yùkūn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Gio̍k-kun), was a prominent Chinese Singaporean businessman and philanthropist based in Malaya and Singapore between the 1930s and the 1960s.
Kwa Geok Choo, the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, is the daughter of Wee Yew Neo, [14] [15] who is in turn the sister of Helene Tan, wife of Tan Chin Tuan. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The Tan's are another prominent family in Singapore, whose members include Tony Tan , the 7th President of Singapore , Tan Kim Seng , a Peranakan businessman, and Mr and Mrs Tan Eng ...
Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. The Speaker was Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng . [ 2 ] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was J. B. Jeyaretnam of the Workers' Party until he lost his parliamentary seat following his convictions, and was replaced by Chiam See Tong of the ...