Person

David Marshall

1908–1995 · 20th century

David Marshall was a Singaporean lawyer of Baghdadi Jewish descent who became the first chief minister of Singapore in 1955, after his Labour Front won the first elections under the Rendel Constitution. He resigned in 1956 when talks in London on self-government failed. He later served as Singapore's ambassador to France from 1978 to 1993.

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Colony of Singapore

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