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May 14, 2024 · 15 May 2024. Updated 15 May 2024. Singapore's long-serving Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stepped down, marking the end of a political era for the island nation. After 20 years in power,...
May 15, 2024 · By EILEEN NG / AP. May 15, 2024 8:54 AM EDT. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong was sworn in Wednesday as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully ...
May 14, 2024 · Lee designated Wong as his successor back in 2022, though the exact timing of the handover was only announced last month, with a terse statement from the prime minister’s office.
4 days ago · Prime Minister: Hwang Kyo-ahn Yoo Il-ho (acting) Lee Nak-yeon Chung Sye-kyun Hong Nam-ki (acting) Kim Boo-kyum: Preceded by: Hwang Kyo-ahn (acting) Succeeded by: Yoon Suk Yeol: Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea; In office 9 February 2015 – 27 January 2016: Preceded by: Moon Hee-sang (interim) Succeeded by: Kim Chong-in (interim) Member ...
4 days ago · Neo-fascism. The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995, the second anniversary of the end to the Waco siege. The bombing was the deadliest act of terrorism in U.S. history before the September 11 attacks in 2001, and it ...
3 days ago · Lee Kuan Yew was the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990 and retired on 26 November 1990. Goh Chok Tong took over Lee Kuan Yew, while Lee Kuan Yew was given the job of Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. Goh Chok Tong retired on 12 August 2004 and was replaced by Lee Kuan Yew's son Lee Hsien Loong.
May 15, 2024 · Lee stayed on as a senior minister, a path taken by all former premiers. While victory in the election is assured, Wong must clinch a stronger wing after the PAP suffered a setback in 2020 polls ...
