Lim Yew Hock (Chinese: 林有福; pinyin: Lín Yǒufú; 15 October 1914 – 30 November 1984) was a Singaporean-born Malaysian politician and diplomat who served...
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opposition leader in parliament, to Chief Ministers David Marshall and Lim Yew Hock of the Labour Front. Lee led his party to its first electoral victory...
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the office of Chief Minister to Lim Yew Hock. Unlike Marshall, who was very reluctant with the use of force, Lim Yew Hock was ruthless and was keen to show...
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elections by David Saul Marshall, Singapore's first chief minister and Lim Yew Hock, Singapore's second chief minister. A centre-left grouping, the Labour...
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he would either achieve self-government or to resign. In his place, Lim Yew Hock pursued an aggressive anti-communist campaign and manage to convince...
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resulting in 13 people killed and more than 120 injured. In 1956, after Lim Yew Hock replaced David Marshall as Chief Minister of Singapore, he began to take...
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general election of 1959 under the leadership of former Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock, with a popular vote of 107,755 or 20.7% of the total number of votes...
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After the resignation of David Saul Marshall, Lim Yew Hock was appointed by the Governor of Singapore to form the next government. 1 day after his appointment...
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PAP. Marshall lost his seat in Cairnhill Single Member Constituency to Lim Yew Hock, the Chief Minister, in the 1959 general election as a WP candidate,...
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self-governance was not achieved. He was replaced by Lim Yew Hock, another Labour Front member. Lim pursued a largely anti-communist campaign and managed...
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