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Singapore's longest-serving president S.R. Nathan dies

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Mr Sellapan Ramanathan, Singapore's president from 1999 to 2011, died on Monday at the age of 92. Widely known as S.R. Nathan, the country's sixth and longest-serving president. Mr A.Palaniyappan who translated Mr S.R.Nathans autobiography An Unexpected Journey Path to the Presidency explains the legacy Mr S.R.Nathan left behind.


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Mr Sellapan Ramanathan, Singapore's president from 1999 to 2011, died on Monday at the age of 92. Widely known as S.R. Nathan, the country's sixth and longest-serving president. Mr A.Palaniyappan who translated Mr S.R.Nathans autobiography An Unexpected Journey Path to the Presidency explains the legacy Mr S.R.Nathan left behind.



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