The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, Volume 1Suddenly, independence -- Growing up -- Japanese invaders -- After the liberation -- My Cambridge days -- Work, wedding and politics -- My first clashes with the government -- World of the Chinese-educated -- Enter the PAP -- Marshall accentuates the crisis -- Fiasco in London -- Election 1959-we fight to win -- Trounced in Hong Lim -- Tunku's merger bombshell -- Eden Hall Tea Party -- Communists exposed -- Getting to know the Tunku -- Europe beckons Britain -- Pressure from Sukarno -- Bitter run-up to Malaysia -- Singapore declares independence -- Konfrontasi -- Winning friends in Africa -- Quest for a Malaysian Malaysia -- Tunku wants us out. |
Contents
Preface | 8 |
Acknowledgements | 10 |
Suddenly Independence | 13 |
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