How Singapore's ruling party nearly lost power

I explain how a 1961 incident nearly caused Lee Kuan Yew to lose power.
Yes, Lee won every election from 1959 to 1990 with a two-thirds majority. In fact, the People's Action Party swept every seat in Singapore's Parliament in four elections. But that doesn't mean they were immune from power struggles.
Parliament diagrams generated using Wikipedia's Parliament maker
Stock footage taken from Pexels and Wikipedia
Historical photos/footage taken from National Archives of Singapore and • Video
Music: Mixkit
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  • @weiwenleung
    @weiwenleung2 жыл бұрын

    How was the video? 😀

  • @henrywilliam7008
    @henrywilliam7008 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much Madam Sahorah!

  • @weiwenleung

    @weiwenleung

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

  • @thatone8085

    @thatone8085

    Жыл бұрын

    You did the right time lady and now we have grab food , gojek ,tada and ryde .

  • @Abraham-uk4xy
    @Abraham-uk4xy9 ай бұрын

    This is the first time I heard her name. A Malay lady saves the PAP government.

  • @jameslim3850

    @jameslim3850

    6 ай бұрын

    But sadly the Malay community falls behind other communities after saving them, because before PAP took power in 1959 , there was a Malay DPM equivalent from 1956-1959 in the Lim Yew Hock government.

  • @mrtan5641
    @mrtan56412 жыл бұрын

    History is often weirder than fiction and this is an example.

  • @weiwenleung

    @weiwenleung

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

  • @davissae
    @davissae2 жыл бұрын

    Singapore is a fascinating place. I heard some history at the national Museum; it was a great trip.

  • @weiwenleung

    @weiwenleung

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the compliment!

  • @liamlee9653

    @liamlee9653

    Жыл бұрын

    singapore wasn't even a country to begin with. the Japanese collaborator said so himself in 2004. he said that he and his party would make this island the Singapore Inc. he lied. the Brits did not rule this island. it was the East India Company that reported to the cabal in London. it was an Inc. all along. the Republic of Singapore never existed. it was a lie created by the cabal aka Rothschild and gang.

  • @JTRAVEL4K
    @JTRAVEL4K10 ай бұрын

    Wow. Thats amazing. A Woman and Minority. A tiny person change the history forever

  • @jameslim3850
    @jameslim38506 ай бұрын

    And yet PAP and other prominent leaders did not once highly acknowledged this important Malay lady MP who saved PAP and PM position its continued survival , if not Barisan Sosialis (Socialist Front) and Lim Chin Siong team of ex-PAP leaders will have taken over Singapore.

  • @manchu-qu9mw
    @manchu-qu9mw9 ай бұрын

    Just one crucial vote changed the course of Singapore history. LKY go on to do the rest. Thanks to this Malay lady.

  • @marvelcomiks8078
    @marvelcomiks8078 Жыл бұрын

    It is not the party that differentiates people, even people in your own party can be against you. It is not the race that differentiates people, even people in your own race can chase you out. It is your principles and value system that identifies you and who you should be with. Singapore is possible only because there are people within the minority races that trust those around them with their lives. This is perhaps why LKY sought so aggressively to elevate them despite years of non-performance in their community. The man was speaking as a father every year on National Day Rally trying to encourage the minority race to up their game, in knowledge, in ability and in education, he wasn't trying to put them down when he read their bad report card, he was trying to tell them the reality and trying to guide them towards a better life.

  • @weiwenleung

    @weiwenleung

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

  • @yewhockkhaw1769

    @yewhockkhaw1769

    10 ай бұрын

    😅

  • @christophers2937
    @christophers29379 ай бұрын

    Luckily we have the Public service commission and the elected President.

  • @user-pl9ys7lg2v
    @user-pl9ys7lg2v8 ай бұрын

    6.10pm. Sporeans up to late 19Sixties not used to discipline

  • @denisechan5992
    @denisechan5992 Жыл бұрын

    The chances of a split in the party are more difficult now.

  • @weiwenleung

    @weiwenleung

    Жыл бұрын

    Remember Lee Kuan Yew's quote that "the impossible can happen" (49:39 of this video): kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2x72c-sfLu1qJs.html

  • @thatone8085

    @thatone8085

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes because their salaries are the highest in the world. They all love money first then country.

  • @kitty2527

    @kitty2527

    10 ай бұрын

    @@thatone8085 and don't forget the BLACK AND WHITE RIDOUT STATE HOUSES ON STATE LAND - DISGUSTING.

  • @lamsunyong343

    @lamsunyong343

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@thatone8085their salary is not high as compared to the responsibilities they have to take and the capabilities they have

  • @user-lv6lt1gc5k

    @user-lv6lt1gc5k

    6 ай бұрын

    The High Pay is to Counter Corruption

  • @sanmugamchandran9086
    @sanmugamchandran90863 ай бұрын

    serving party

  • @peterq6598
    @peterq6598Ай бұрын

    Look at that Face total evil