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The Split Wasn't a Kicking Out: Files Reveal Lee Kuan Yew Was Kept in the Dark

The 1965 separation of Singapore from Malaysia was not a case of Singapore being expelled by Malaysia, but was actively pushed by Lee Kuan Yew's negotiator Goh Keng Swee, who kept Lee in the dark. The files unravel this reconstructed founding narrative.

8 Points 3 Quotes Singapore-Malaysia splitSingapore history