Lee Kuan Yew on Singapore's separation from Malaysia in 1965 | From the archives
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On Aug 9, 1965, Singapore had decided to separate from Malaysia after less than 23 months and become an independent and sovereign state. Then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew went in front of the cameras and delivered an emotionally charged address to a nascent nation. "For me, it is a moment of anguish because all my life...you see, the whole of my adult life...I have believed in Malaysian merger and the unity of these two territories," he said. Watch an excerpt from his speech on Aug 9, 1965.
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It was actually a blessing in disguise.
blessing in disguise and super duper stressful. not everyone is capable to do or achieve what LKY and his team had achieved.
@@eltarinoway to insert unrelated situation here for your own agenda
@@eltarinostupid😅
@@eltarino east timor separated and look at them now
@@eltarino your answer is full of saltiness and completely irrelevant, got a short circuit there?
In most countries: We have declared independence! 🎊
In Singapore: We have declared independence 😢
Maybe that's why Singapore turned out so successful.
The corollary observation might be:
_Absolute power corrupts absolutely, except for LKY_
They didn't declare independence, they were expelled. Has this ever happened anywhere else in the world?
@@DemPilafian I think most of human are corrupt, the same for LKY. But just like Park Chung Hee, they were both helped their countries to become richer. As I said with my family: Corrupt in a rich country is better than corrupt in a poor country. He could corrupt, but to a small extent and more importantly, he place his country future above of his personal want
@@Elitist20Literally, no.
Former USSR: i feel you bro😢
Singapore's Great Man shedded the tears for every citizens of Singapore, do not forget this precious moment, young generations.
I am lucky to have lived in Singapore for three years growing up as a Norwegian expat. This man and the philosophy of rule in Singapore in general has inspired many good things in my life. Yes, it is not perfect but it has so obviously worked, and this is shown in the great conditions and prosperity of Singapore today. Majulah Singapura!
😑🙏❤️
Shedding Tears Bcz Got Caught Red Handed… Timing of Death also Shrouded in Scandal… Noteworthy Both LKY & Goh Yong Hong ( Ex Comm of Police & Known LKY’s Blue Eyed Lap Dog) died within Weeks in 2015 After Allegations that Criminally Incriminate Both Filed In Singapore High Court… RIP Buddy, KARMA rdy at Work ❤🎉😊
Love and respect this great Leader❤ from Bangladesh
Acting
These tears were the testament that from here, one of the biggest comeback stories in human history was about to begin...
Very true
Thank God, Singapore was separated from Malaysia. If we had not departed from Malaysia, if not myself and my children would be under the sickening Bumiputra Policy of Malaysia. Thank You, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew for giving me a sound education and good Teaching Job under your administration. My children continue to receive quality education under the ruling government. We as Singaporeans are appreciative of what you have done for my Family and my fellow Singaporeans. Thank You Sir.
Bro if u free pls come visit malaysia, so many street food here selling Singapore rojak and Singapore style fried noodles 😂😂😂😂 very famous here in malaysia 😅
U should thank to malaysia..not lky 😂😂 because malaysia kick singapore out
Mr.Mahadevan, u think Lee Kuan Yew made Singaporeans to beg for food or eat food from garbage dumps. Mr. Lee sought out Singapore's bread and butter issues within one generation. He also elevated Singapore from third world to a first world country in one generation. Singapore is the third richest country in the world. Moreover for Ur information our Primary and Secondary School children are number one in the PISA OECD examination. All because of what happened in 1965. The sheer determination and the will of the Singaporean people and the Good governance of the ruling party have propelled Singapore into another league in the world today. Thank u for inviting me to Malaysia to dine. I can get clean, quality and first class food in Singapore.
Malaysia is great country without any doubt.
@@SinanEbrahim47not as great as Singapore tho 😂
Thank you Founding Father of Singapore..
Mr.Lee Kuan Yew..
When the man cried for the nation...
He must have loved the nation...
When the nation cries for the man...
He must have built the nation...
Your great legacy will always be here in Singapore...
16th Sept 1923 to 23rd March 2015..💯🇸🇬
The founding father of Singapore is a chinses person😏
Sorry to correct you but the legend passed away on 23 instead of 25 March 2015.
@@zehechen920 Communist leader also Chinese, so what? 😏
The honorable man is a proud SINGAPOREAN.@@zehechen920
@@zehechen920 he's a Singaporean
It's so heartbreaking to watch this moment. I live in Singapore as a SPR for many years, I can witness what he did for Singapore. It is a remarkable achievement.
Never Fear.
With convictions..MAJULAH SINGAPURA..💯🇸🇬
Singapore forever! 别放弃！！
why sgpore is in Malaysia wasnt acceptable? what is different sg alone and sg in Malaysia?
@aungchan974 if SG were to still be together with MY, they won't be as successful as now and will still be undeveloped like MY
@@keefyboi5307 thank you. your ans is relevant.
He is not just shedding tears for Singapore, which would already be moving; he is shedding tears for the loss of a vision of unity between races, religions, and peoples, which he had believed in "all his life." I wish we here in America would have leaders that would be moved to tears when discussing worthy ideals.
Humans are too tribalistic by nature. Everyone is a racist in one way or another, whether it's conscious or subconscious.
"Unity"
This is what a leader looks like, almost an alien as we have only seen politicians.
Southeast Asia needs leaders like this,but elections do not bring about such leaders. LKY came to power under a different system.@@mangobrother
He was crying for the miscarriage of a 8month pregnant vision, the short sightedness of the other party, because he understood that they are the same people, same values ,they share almost the same issues
He cried for a day. The next day he was new man. And he made a new world - a far better, prosperous world.
There should be a movie about LKY. His life,impact,and leadership is different among all leaders. SG is so fortunate to have this man. RIP LKY!
This is a good idea, I'd love to see this
It's surprising how there isn't a movie about him.
probably singapore is saying no
He said prior to his death he doesn't want a cult of personality, he doesn't want to be memorialized as a legend, he wants to be remembered as a normal man. Which is why there is no museum dedicated specifically on him, his land and home is not made into national heritage sites, and there are no real statues of the man anywhere in the city state. Things may be named after him like a college wing or a street but nothing more than that. He found it quite trivial and antithesis to what he built. A movie would make him roll in his grave, but I think a small documentary would probably fit more in line with his wishes to not have a gaudy production.
CNA documentary of him is enough movie for me
Those tears are today what Singapore is...A leader should be like him..❤
Countries don’t need strong leaders, countries need strong leaders with a heart of gold.
Don't underestimate the tears of a truthful man.
I don't think I have ever seen any other leaders who shed tears for their countries' misfortune, except for LKY. This man really loved his homeland so much 😢
why was this a misfortune? why did he want a merger with malaysia??
@@fearmetoo-le8dw You have to understand back then Singapore was an extremely poor and rather backward village. After this incident, LKY obviously showed the world what he was made of.
@@Qwerty-db1js i visited singapore a while back and it was one of the most developed cities I ever went to, but VERY expensive. i don't think singapore would've done better merging with malaysia but who knows
@@fearmetoo-le8dw Ya, obviously being kicked out of Malaysia was a blessing in disguise. We all know that. I guess LKY shed tears at that time partly because he was highly stressed. Singapore at that time really was facing a lot of problems. If I wasn't mistaken, he couldn't sleep for few nights too during that time.
@@Qwerty-db1js your comment is a bit misleading because i though u advocate for singapore/malaysia merger. i have no doubts LKY was a great leader (modern day singapore is proof), but i am a little confused why he used wanted to merge with malaysia. that somehow seems anti-singaporean.
It was meant to be! Look at Singapore now! So successful. It is truly heartbreaking to this day to watch this, I have my full respect for this man
In my opinion LKY is one of rarest far-sighted brilliant leaders. He was real patriot with very high political stature.
I also get tears when he cries in this video. Respect and love him so much. I wish I could have seen him in person at least once. Singaporeans are so fortunate. I wish our country had this opportunity too. So brave never cheated on 1$ . Everything for the nation .❤ we can still see his fruitful vision admirable and inspiring.
me too
His dead in 2015
Please don't cry, we all understand you how difficult in that period. Now we see you making good achievement and have down really good job for Singapore and Singaporean. Thank you, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. National establishing founding father.
LKY cried not for Singapore, but for the minority races in Malaysia that would continue to suffer from the racist policies of the Malaysian constitution. LKY said no longer being able to politically help these minority races (who desperately looked to LKY for help) now that Singapore was removed from Malaysia, was the greatest regret in his life, and that is why LKY wept. LKY had championed a non-racist "Malaysia for all Malaysians", while the Malaysian government (continues to this day) champions the vote-grabbing racist "Malaysia for Malays".
No wonder why Malaydesh always claimed indonesian Culture 😂
You only have those emotions when you gave everything and gave your best. He gave his best to Singapore.
And his son.
He did Singapore proud. Such a great nation. They are a beakon for other countries to follow.
Speaking as a true leader of men. May LKY rest in peace. A great man indeed.
man the way he just stood quiet for awhile really heartbreaking.. as part of the young generation, it would be an honor to meet this powerful man. RIP LKY..
LKY reminds me how important it is to pause and think before speaking. It's ok if you have a long pause, if you speak well, people will listen. Patience is the key.
So true!
If every country had a leader like Lee Kuan Yew, what an amazingly successful world we would all have been living in! An absolutely outstanding leader in terms of what he achieved for Singapore. Today, even many people in the the UK (where I live) talk of adopting the Singapore model!
You created the best nation in the world
No, the best nation is North Korea.
@@Goodmorning1221- jajajaja jajajaja jajajaja "the nation of freedom"
Sure or not. The best Chinatown outside China maybe
Best nation candidates: Afghanistan. Iran. Iraq. Syria. Yemen. Libya... Pakistan...Malaysia...sigh*... Malaysia...
Possibly, but I would say that Singapore has the best Chinatown on the planet. Since there is no known Chinatown in China for me.
He is the great leader and the legend for Singapore. A man crying for his country, his nation and he loved to his nation is a great great leader. He builded his country.
You are great Mr Lee .....I wish the political leaders of my country could learn something from you 😊 🇮🇳❤️🇸🇬
Vajpayeeji, Modiji even first PM,Nehru were good PMs.
Mr Lee is great Prime minister.
@@shortentertainment93India hasn't produced a single good leader after Independence
Can you imagine if these 2 countries were together? The Malaysians would have ruined the prospects of the Chinese and others in Singapore. Mahathir himself said this in his book the Malay Dilemma that the Malays are far behind the Chinese because of their poor work ethic and their unwillingness to be industrious and do things via short cuts
this applies to the neighboring country as well now, well more for corruption and shortcuts
@@nunyabz9494malaysia corruption is worse, mostly because they are left untouched. Atleast Indonesia dare to do "open surgery" about it. Thats why Malaysia is stagnant while Indonesia is catching up. I grew up in the 2000's back then Malaysia and Indonesia were like heaven and hell, not anymore.
@@harukrentz435yet malaysia's gdp per capita and quality of life is mostly better than indonesia. i'm indonesian myself but there are many things we can learn from singapore and malaysia. if we never admit our shortcomings then we will never improve.
Eventhough they have bumiputera policy, still they cant compete with ethnic chinese working ethos, same with Indonesia
This was a great man who build the greatest nation together with his great people - salute from Germany
U cried that day but u made those Malaysians to flock here fr jobs .... respect & alwaz remember u my Singapore founding father 😔❤❤❤❤❤
As a Malaysian we are so far behind. How i wish we are still with SG 😢 we won’t be suffering now.
I’m a foreigner. But I feel the pain when Mr LKY gives a pause ! What a speech, what a leader ❤!!
Love and Respect This Man! I grew up in Singapore Many Happy Years! Majulah Singapura!
One of the greatest leaders of all time. #respect
Without LKY, there will be no modern day Singapore. Much respected and admired.
"Grief should not be excessive, for it cannot help the dead, who will not return, and may do harm to the living. The mourner should be realistic."
What is your point exactly?
What a great man! What a great nation Singapore is!
That long pause is so so emotional yet so powerful. That showed what kind of heart he has for his country.
malaya was so wrong, they lost such a good politician yet they didn't noticed
It was the best decision for Singapore. Such a great nation.
The decision that is not made by them. Singapore is not in a good shape after its independence. Racial tensions between races is still fresh in everyones mind. The chinese are still reeling from devestation of 1964 race riot. The singapore Malays are distrutsful of the new goverment and refuse to acknowledge singapore as their goverment. Food & fuel shortages is a immidiate problem the new goverment had to tackle.
Singapore is lucky to have Lee Kuan Yew. Sg achievement in just one lifetime under LKY.
China 2.0
@@selouaboussaidi8714 wrong. Alternate timeline Malaysia. Meanwhile, Malaysia is Lebanon 2.0.
What a great man. So beautiful to hear and feel the human heart connected with vision and belief in beauty. I salute the human ideal in Lee Kuan Yew!
It was the Best Thing that ever happened
Thank you our great dear leader, without you we'd still be a fishing village right now.
no its not. sg already develop by the brits to be financial centre due to its location. even the japs plan to do the same thing.
luckily singapore is not with malaysia...it was a damm blessing
Why? Help me understand please
A WISE DECISION, PAINFUL IT WAS ! I SALUTE YOU , SIR ! My 3 grand children are presented with the 💯 Aniversary coins recently acquired . I want them to understand who our founding father was , what he did , his achievements and his legacy . You will always be well remembered ❤️!!
A great leader and the determination of the citizens that rally behind LKY is what made Singapore today. Amazing. ❤
I believe current generation of Singapore are 100000% happy to hear this separation. PAP ruled Singapore well.
Thank you LKY.
Never take for granted what our forebears did for us to get here. Cherish Singapore.
A 77 year old Australian salutes this great man and his historic achievements
My uncle is in Singapore and my mother in Malaysia were separated. Indeed ties of kinship severed. I couldn't contain my tears when I watched this for the first time many moons ago. The feeling of betryal and expulsion pierces the innermost of one's soul.😢
Singapore was forced to secede from the Federation of Malaysia. Although it was difficult, yet our founding father created legends and led us to achieve the great Singapore. 🥲
He was such an incredible leader.
lihatlah wahai kita orang melayu walaupun dia cina tapi semangat dia jadikan Singapore negara Hebat, tak serupa kita orang melayu asyik bergaduh sesama di Malaysia 😢
malaysia punya segala potensi untuk menjadi negara yang hebat. kuncinya hanya 1. buang ego supremasi melayu.
@@A-Z_STUDIO satu hari nanti Malaysia akan ada PM firts bangsa cina baru padan muka kita orang melayu, tak mustahil kalau orang melayu asyik nak bergaduh sesama & tak bersatu 😓
LKY also screwd up because he didn't understand or at least try to learn more about Malaya first during that 2 years. It's just getting into marriage with a person but, you don't bother to know what your spouse interests, character etc.
Semoga sabah dan sarawak follow langkah singapore kalau malaya masih tidak menunaikan janji dan hak yang termaktub dalam perlembagaan malaysia 1963.
@@LeeAli-yh9nf PM other than Malay in MY, hell would probably freezes over first.
As a msian you were our 2nd bapa kemerdeekan. Sorry you had to go through this but look how great yr country is right now. Is sad msia n sg merge didn’t last long 😢 how i wish to have a pm like u
An extraordinary man for Singapore, for his time.
Singapore whole-heartedly believed in multiracialism and multiculturalism. That's why they are so successful. If the people started a nation with hate in their hearts, it would have never worked. Truly one of the greatest leaders of all time.
😭😭😭😭 respect Sir....legend never die....rip🙏
And here we are now. Singapore is better off alone as a great country. Very stable and admired by their neighbors. Mabuhay Singapore!
I always feel moved watching this video.😢
He wasn't crying for Singapore, he was crying for malaysians who'll be impoverished and live under the dark clouds of shariah forever...
Why cry for Malaysia? 😅
The best decision ever!!!SINGAPORE ONWARD!!!
LKY was a courage and honorable man. Blessed Singapore
Can thank Tunku Abdul Rahman for that
@@PaehShortsnah not gonna thank someone who stems division.
They gave him only enough land to make 1 city. And he made the best dam city on earth. Didn't complain, they just put their chin up and got stuck into it.
The long pause from 0:52s to 1:35s and the welling of his eyes says it all
I admire the marvelous achievement of Singapore today.
I have full respect for this great leader...from Johor..
Singaporean proud of you Mr Lee.
When people saw Singapore today they understand you chose the right decision. Stand for humanity and reject chauvinism base on religion.
MR LEE KUAN YEW will always be remembered as the greatest politician in history A man together with his govt made singapore what it is today God bless Mr Lee if not for a visionary like him Singapore would be worse than a 3rd world country There will only be ONE LEE KUAN YEW and Singapore was blessed to call him their own
A great leader that put Singapore on the road to being the most prosperous country in the region.
Blessing in disguise..1st World Status
I've been checking out this news channel and the Singapore's parliamentarian sessions after watching the interview of NaraLokesh, a Telugu leader in India, as he mentions the channel and the good things about the Singaporean patliament and the change that happened in Singapore's history. After looking some of the videos and sessions of the parliamentarians of the Singapore and getting to learn about the founding fathers and societal revolutions in Singapore. The healthy discourse and discussions and the change they brought up in a country like that is so unbelievably amazing. Glad, I get to know this and understand this after addressal of Mr. Lokesh.
Legends never die. SEDIA. HORMAT Mr Lee!!!
Ooooooh this man Loved people , he Loved the unity of people, he would do anything in his strength..it was much emotions but turned into a blessing
I don't think, "Singapore had decided to separate from Malaysia," Sg did not choose, it was expelled by Malaysian Parliament.
I am not from either countries but I think this was for best cuz they just two different nations, in Africa we still suffer cuz of the borders the conolizers build they separated different ethnic groups into different countries that why one different African country have over 100 different African languages and tribes they can't unite so they had to keep the conolial languages which I turn brought back neo conolization into the countries cuz Civil wars broke out, Singapore end up being good so it worked out for both countries in end
The only reason I think why malaysia expelled singapore is to mantain a majority. Malaysian peninsula had quite significant chinese population. But still outnumbered by local natives and malay population. But if combined with singapore chinese. The chinese suddenly have a thin margin majority. The malays wanted to mantain political majority. And undermine every attempt of singapore to negotiate.
@@aetius7139 the malays were also not as united and organized then Chinese
Expelled by parliament upon which the Singaporeans finalized the separation because of it.
Greatings and well wishes to Singaporeans from East Africa. The founding father Lee built the foundation of modern Singapore and brought it to the level it is currently, highly developed, prosperous, and stable country. Besides celebrating their great leader, Singaporeans should work hard to ensure the country Lee sacrificed his entire life for does not start going backwards or retrogress due to mismanagement and corruption by current leaders.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what a benevolent dictator looks like. Undeniably rare.
A great great man. Brilliant. He has given so much for Spore.
I have had so much respect for this man. Rip LKY
A man with wisdom&vision ❤
LKY did the right thing by separating from Malaysia.
Tears of joy actually....
When a person become so serious for his country.. a great leader and a true hero! Singapore is an amazing city. I love China! bless you Chinese people!
I'm glad our little sister made it 🇲🇾❤️🇸🇬
Fly high mr Lee Kuan Yew😢😢😢
Proud rich china 2.0 🇸🇬🇨🇳
A great nation comes from the vision of a great leader
i bet very few leader like lee kwan yew are willing to sacrifice all their adult life and contribute to reshape their country the way singapore looks so modern and developed lee kwan yew was really pleased and no regrets what he had done with his adulthood
Every other country: We declare. Our. Independance!
Singapore: *_Gets kicked out_*
God bless him. he was the true leader. ❤
Im from Malaysia, a very big respect to Former Sg Presidents Lee Kuan Yew to bring Singapore into great Nationality. He is very powerful man at Southeast Asian as President. very big thumbs up 👏🏻
Sorry to correct you but the legend was the Prime Minister instead of the President of Singapore.
He was never president of Singapore.
Lee kwan yew, the best leader ever
I admire this man who had no other vision than to give his countryman a better place to live.
And his son to rule
Every Singaporean loves Malaysia, because racial discrimination drove Singaporeans out of the Federation of Malaysia, Singaporeans lost everything, they started all over again, we should remember the history and pay the highest tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew！
probably right for older generation of Singapore. but as i observed Singapore younger generation, mostly despise Malaysia. mind to explain or correct me if i'm wrong?
Without this guy no singapore. A big salute from mlysia indians.
Brave prime minister Lee made Singapore so developed with his best ideas🎉
A truly great leader. Todays politicians could do worse than to study his life, work and political principles.
These tears were golden and hope for better Singapore.
and now despite this, singapore prospers.
love from romania to singaporeans 🇷🇴🇪🇺♥️🇸🇬
Everyone keep saying he cried for Singapore but the fact is in his own words, cry partly for Singapore because he has plan and he has the full control to do well here. but for those who supported him , trusted him were left in Malaysia. They will be bullied and killed. That’s why he cried when he said ties of kinship. That’s why he bare the burden till the day he died. But many people failed to see that.
mind to share the link for those speech?
One of the best leaders the modern world has known. ( from Mauritius )
Singapore people should be very proud that they had a wonderful man like this to run their country. He is a wonderful man.