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Lim Chin Siong ( Chinese: 林清祥; pinyin: Lín Qīngxiáng; Jyutping: Lam4 Cing1 Coeng4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chheng-siông; 28 February 1933 – 5 February 1996) [1] was a Singaporean politician and union leader active in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s.
Lim Chin Siong (b. 28 February 1933, Singapore–d. 5 February 1996, Singapore1) was an influential trade union leader and a prominent left-wing political figure in Singapore.
Sep 25, 2017 · Lim Chin Siong was the undisputed political leader of the anticolonial and Malayan left-wing in Singapore until his detention without trial in 1963 ended his political career.
This chapter chronicles the life and political career of Lim Chin Siong, Singapore’s most important left-wing leader in the years leading up to Singapore’s independence.
Lim Chin Siong was born on Telok Ayer Street in 1933, the son of a shopkeeper. He grew up in Pontian during the Japanese occupation. After the war, he entered Chinese High School in Singapore, but was expelled in 1951 after being detained for questioning by the British authorities.
Sep 27, 2023 · He is seen here with the union’s leader, Mr Lim Chin Siong (facing Mr Lee), on May 4. The workers had gone against Mr Lee’s advice and called the strike before their 14-day notice of a strike...
Jun 13, 2014 · An on-going debate on the role and status of Lim Chin Siong, one of the People’s Action Party’s founding leaders, in the struggle for independenc can be seen as part of a wider attempt to unravel...
Feb 2, 2023 · A key issue in recent attempts to question the legitimacy of Coldstore is whether top Barisan leader Lim Chin Siong was a communist. An influential trade-union organiser and co-founder of the...
Dec 20, 2014 · SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has weighed in on a recent debate over the legitimacy of a 1963 crackdown on Communists, saying that British documents and first person accounts by former...
Jun 4, 2014 · Few historical figures in Singapore’s post-war history excite as much controversy as does Lim Chin Siong (1933-96). Emerging from a humble background, Lim quickly rose in the 1950s to become an exceptional trade union leader and organiser.
