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Lee Kuan Yew on Singapore's separation from Malaysia in 1965 | From the archives

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[0:22]You see, this is a moment of, you know, every time we look back on this moment when we signed this agreement which severed Singapore from Malaysia, it will be a moment of anguish.
[1:37]You see, the whole of my adult life, I had believed in Malaysia, in merger and the unity of these two territories.
[1:37]You know it's uh, people connected by geography, economics, and ties of kinship.
[2:55]This was the government that believed in multi-racialism and brought Singapore away from chauvinism into multi-racialism.
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[0:22]Uh, Mr. Prime Minister, after this momentous pronouncements, And I like to add one. You see, this is a moment of, you know, every time we look back on this moment when we signed this agreement which severed Singapore from Malaysia, it will be a moment of anguish. I mean, for me, it is a moment of anguish because all my life,

[1:37]You see, the whole of my adult life, I had believed in Malaysia, in merger and the unity of these two territories. You know it's uh, people connected by geography, economics, and ties of kinship.

[2:43]Would you mind if we stop for a while?

[2:55]They are out, but we will still do it. And I asked them, please, don't worry. This was the government that believed in multi-racialism and brought Singapore away from chauvinism into multi-racialism. It turned out that we could not achieve multi-racialism and integration in Malaysia.

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