Benjamin Sheares
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Benjamin Sheares was the second President of Singapore, serving from 1971 until his death in 1981 and overseeing the country's early years of rapid development and nation-building.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of Singapore
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| familyName | Sheares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
ⓘ
obstetrics and gynaecology ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificEponym |
Benjamin Sheares Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheares Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheares Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfEndOfOffice | died in office ⓘ |
| name | Benjamin Sheares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Singapore's medical field
ⓘ
serving as second President of Singapore ⓘ |
| notableWork | pioneering work in obstetrics and gynaecology in Singapore ⓘ |
| occupation |
obstetrician
ⓘ
physician ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | second President of Singapore ⓘ |
| oversaw |
early years of Singapore's rapid development
ⓘ
nation-building in Singapore ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Yusof Ishak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1971 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Devan Nair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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