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Goh Chok Tong
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Goh Chok Tong, 1941–, prime minister of Singapore Singapore (sĭng`gəpôr, sĭng`ə–, sĭng'gəpôr`)
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 (1990–2004). After holding government and business positions, he was elected to Singapore's parliament in 1976 and served in the cabinet and People's Action party leadership from 1979. In 1985 he became minister of defense and deputy prime minister, and five years later he succeeded Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew (lē kwän y
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 as prime minister. Less authoritarian than Lee, Goh saw Singapore through the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the turmoil attending the 2003–3 SARS SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome, communicable viral disease that can progress to a potentially fatal pneumonia. The first symptoms of SARS are usually a high fever, headache and body aches, sore throat, and mild respiratory symptoms;
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 outbreak. He was succeeded by Lee Hsien Loong, his predecessor's son, and became Senior Minister after resigning as prime minister.


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