Lim Chin Siong
✓ Source-basedstableSingaporean politician (1933-1996)
PoliticiansLived 1933 to 1996 · aged 62
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Lim Chin Siong was a Singaporean politician and union leader active in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the founders of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), which has governed the country continuously since independence.
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Lee Kuan Yew had made a secret alliance with the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), yet the CPM could not secure the voter base needed to win in the 1961 Hong Lim by-election.
The Barisan Sosialis was founded by Lim Chin Siong and he became its secretary-general in Aug 1961.
An example of the referendum ballot paper used during the election. All three choices for the referendum were for merger, but in different forms. The Barisan's option was distorted and called Option B.Politicians born in the 1930s 6
About this person
Lim Chin Siong was a Singaporean politician and union leader active in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the founders of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), which has governed the country continuously since independence. Lim also used his popularity to galvanise many trade unions in support of the PAP.
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1933 to 1996 · aged 62
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7 languages
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