Lim Chin Siong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Singaporean politician
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Place of Birth: Singapore
About Lim Chin Siong
- Lim Chin Siong (Alternative spelling: Lim Ching Siong; Chinese: ???; pinyin: LÃn Qing Xiáng; Pe?h-oe-ji: Lîm Tshinn-siông; 28 February 1933 – 5 February 1996) was a leftwing politician and trade union leader in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s.
- He co-founded the People's Action Party in 1954, and galvanised many trade unions in support of the party with his popularity.
- He remains the youngest parliamentarian of Singapore to be elected.
- However, Lim's political career was cut short by two detentions without trial after being labelled a Communist: first, in 1956 to 1959, when under Lim Yew Hock he was arrested; and second, from 1963 to 1969, under Operation Coldstore.
- He was released in 1969 after he attempted suicide in prison, on the condition that he renounce politics for good.
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