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Wee Kim Wee

1915 - 2005

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Wee Kim Wee (4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005) was a Singaporean journalist and diplomat who served as the fourth president of Singapore between 1985 and 1993. Born in Singapore during colonial rule, Wee was educated at Outram Secondary School and Raffles Institution, dropping out to work at The Straits Times in 1930. He left The Straits Times to join the United Press Associations in 1941, working there through the Second World War and eventually becoming the office manager and chief correspondent by 1959. That same year, he returned to The Straits Times after being offered the position of Deputy Editor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wee Kim Wee is the 11,537th most popular politician (up from 12,973rd in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Singapore (down from 10th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Singaporean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wee Kim Wee ranks 11,537 out of 19,576. Before him are Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Jenő Fock, Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark, Kate Brown, Sibylla of Burgundy, and William Tubman. After him are Giovanni I Participazio, Edgar Jung, Yi Gwang-sik, Ida Saxton McKinley, Thrasymedes, and Philipp von Boeselager.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Wee Kim Wee ranks 127. Before him are Eddie Bracken, Alberto Burri, Nam Il, Kenneth Arnold, Nguyễn Văn Linh, and Maxime Rodinson. After him are Vítězslava Kaprálová, Torcuato Fernández-Miranda, Henry Kuttner, Amedeo Biavati, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, and Norman Wisdom. Among people deceased in 2005, Wee Kim Wee ranks 140. Before him are Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Andrea Dworkin, Sergio Endrigo, Andre Norton, Martin Lings, and James Doohan. After him are Alexander Yakovlev, Jacques Villeret, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Giuseppe Caprio, Pierre Bachelet, and Eduardo Paolozzi.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Wee Kim Wee ranks 13 out of 42. Before him are Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), David Marshall (1908), Julia Nickson (1958), and Vanessa-Mae (1978). After him are Abu Bakar of Johor (1833), Wu Lien-teh (1879), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), Ong Teng Cheong (1936), Ho Ching (1953), and Chin Han (1969).

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Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, Wee Kim Wee ranks 11. Before him are Benjamin Sheares (1907), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), and David Marshall (1908). After him are Abu Bakar of Johor (1833), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), and Ho Ching (1953).

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