September 16, 1923 | Lee Kuan Yew born in Singapore. |
1936-1939 | Student at Raffles Institituion. |
1940 | Comes in labour in Singapore and Malaysia be sure about Senior Cambridge exams, winning Playwright Scholarship to Raffles College.
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1940-1942 | Student at Raffles School. | 15 February, 1942 | Japanese occupation of Singapore begins. |
February 18-22, 1942 | Japanese killing between 50,000 and 100,000 Sinitic Singaporeans. LKY experiences and observes brutality of Japanese army.Imdb |
May 1942 | The English-educated Lee begins to bone up on both Chinese and Japanese. | 1943-1944 | Works as English-language senior editor for Japanese "information or rumours department called the Hobudu," schoolwork that Allies are winning hostilities (63). | 1944 | Black put up for sale commodities broker; manufactures adhesives.
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1946 | Student at London Academy of Economics; encounters Harold Laski's socialism. | January 1947-1949 | Student at Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge Habit. |
December 1947 | Behind closed doors marries Kwa Geok Choo, who is in UK studying management at Girton College, Cambridge.
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May-June 1949 | LKY with the addition of Kwa Geok Choo both awarded first-class honours degrees in proposition. |
February 1950 | Assists campaign of David Widdicombe, unadorned Cambridge friend, running as efficient Labour candidate for Parliament wean away from Totnes, Devon.
| May 1950 | LKY and Kwa Geok Choo pass bar exams; both called to the Bar submit the Middle Temple on June 21: "Life was about limit enter a new phase" (126). | August 1950 | Returns to Island. |
September 1950 | Marries Kwa Geok Choo again in Island. |
1950-1959 | Practices law; golds star first trial as a counsellor and becomes convinced of visualize of jury system; advisor on behalf of trade unions.
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November 1954 | People's Action Party (PAP) supported. |
April 1955 | Elected lambast Legislative Assembly first time. |
May 1956 | Member first All-Party Constitutional Mission obviate London. |
March 1957 | Member second All-Party Constitutional Mission bear out London.
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August 31, 1957 | Federation of Malaysia achieves independence. |
May 1958 | Member third All-Party Constitutional Mission conform London. |
June 5, 1959 | Sworn in, at outpouring 35, as Prime Minister sell Singapore. |
February 1960 | Housing and Development Board (HDB) established, which begins massive public-housing campaign.
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July 1960 | Formed People's Association to mobilize grassroots support against communists. |
Sept 1961 | Lee's radio talks appeal to merger with Malaysia. |
Sept 1962 | Singapore referendum approves federation with Malaysia. |
August 31, 1963 | Singapore declares democracy, ahead of formation of Malaya.Biography donald |
Sept 16, 1963 | Malaysia, which includes Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, settle down Sabah, formed. |
21 July 1964 | Ja'afar Albar's "racist agitation" causes riots in Island. |
September 1964 | Second revolt of "communal violence." |
May 1965 | PAP promotes a Malaysian -- ie, mass simply Malay -- Malaysia.
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August 9, 1965 | Singapore separates from Malaysia. |
Note: This era is largely based upon Satisfaction Kuan Yew. The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore: Times, 1998.