Ruler · 1915 – 2005

Wee Kim Wee

Lived 1915 – 2005; politician, diplomat. President of Singapore (Singapore), 1985 – 1993.

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Lived: 1915 – 2005; 90 years
In office: 8 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Singapore
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Singapore

Singapore · the 8th of 13 dated reigns · 1965 – 2023

4 before

Yeoh Ghim Seng1981

Devan Nair1981 – 1985

Yeoh Ghim Seng1985

Wee Kim Wee1985 – 1993

Ong Teng Cheong1993 – 1999

S. R. Nathan1999 – 2011

Tony Tan2011 – 2017

2 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officea second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1985 – 1993 · 8 years · came to it aged 70

Came to it: elected
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1993; they died in 2005

In 1985, Wee was elected president by Parliament and served in the role for two terms, ending in 1993.

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