The PAP-Barisan Sosialis Split
The ideological fracture within the PAP over the terms of the merger.
Key Questions
- 1Why did Lim Chin Siong and the left-wing faction break away to form Barisan Sosialis?
- 2What were the Barisan's objections to the "White Paper" merger terms?
- 3How did this split redefine the political landscape of Singapore?
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