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Happy Birthday J B Jeyaretnam
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (January 5, 1926 - September 30, 2008); more commonly known as "J.B. Jeyaretnam" or "J.B.J.") was the foremost Singaporean opposition politician. He was the first opposition party candidate to be elected a Member of Parliament (MP) in Singapore, 16 years after the country gained independence.
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|---|---|
| Produced by | Seelan Palay |
| Directed by | Arun |
| Contact | write the producer |
| Home page | more info |
| Produced | Jan 07, 2009 |
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Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (January 5, 1926 - September 30, 2008); more
commonly known as "J.B. Jeyaretnam" or "J.B.J.") was a Singaporean
politician. He was the first opposition party candidate to be elected a
Member of Parliament (MP) in Singapore, 16 years after the country
gained independence.
Jeyaretnam served as an MP for the Workers' Party of Singapore from
1981-86, and again from 1997-2001. Having left the Workers' Party, he
recently formed the Reform Party to challenge the more than 40-year
rule of the People's Action Party.
He died of a heart failure in the early morning of September 30, 2008 at the age of 82, leaving two sons.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Benjamin_Jeyaretnam
Video dedication by Seelan Palay & Arun.
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