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Episode 42: Hobson's Choice

The History of Singapore by The History of Singapore

Aug 19, 201600:35:41Education

Needing to negotiate a form and structure for merger that satisfied both the Federation government and the people of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew ended up producing a compromise that gave away Singaporean sovereignty and poli...

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Episode 42: Hobson's Choice is an episode from The History of Singapore by The History of Singapore. Needing to negotiate a form and structure for merger that satisfied both the Federation government and the people of Singapore, Lee Kuan Ye...

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