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Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (Tamil: ஜோசுவா பெஞ்சமின் ஜெயரத்தினம்; 5 January 1926 – 30 September 2008), [1] better known as J. B. Jeyaretnam or by his initials JBJ, [2] was a Singaporean politician, lawyer and secretary-general of WP between 1971 and 2001 and the de facto Leader of the Opposition between 1981 and 1986.
Sep 30, 2008 · Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (b. 5 January 1926, Jaffna, Sri Lanka–d. 30 September 2008, Singapore) was the first opposition member of parliament (MP) in post-independence Singapore. He broke the People’s Action Party ’ s (PAP) monopoly of parliament in 1981 when he won the by-election at Anson.
Oct 9, 2008 · J.B. Jeyaretnam. Joshua “Ben” Jeyaretnam, an opposition politician in Singapore, died on September 30th, aged 82. Oct 9th 2008 |. EVEN in appearance, he seemed rather out of place in...
Oct 3, 2008 · J. B. Jeyaretnam, an opposition politician whose persistent outspokenness made him a leading dissident in Singapore and a hero to many there, died on Sept. 20. He was 82. The cause was a heart...
J. B. Jeyaretnam wins Anson by-election. Article. The Anson by-election of October 1981 was a landmark poll that ended the People’s Action Party’s (PAP's) monopoly of parliament. [1] . Anson has been a hotly contested constituency since the 1950s. [2] .
May 12, 2008 · SINGAPORE — It might seem late for a fresh start, but that is the story of J. B. Jeyaretnam's life, a political intruder who refuses to stay away. Now he's back after six years of political...
Nov 21, 2008 · Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (b. 5 January 1926, Jaffna, Sri Lanka–d. 30 September 2008, Singapore) was the first opposition member of parliament (MP) in post-independence Singapore. He broke the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) monopoly of parliament in 1981 when he won the by-election at Anson.
