Chengara Veetil Devan Nair
3rd President of Singapore
In office October 23, 1981 – March 27, 1985
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew (1959-1990)
Preceded by	Benjamin Henry Sheares
Succeeded by	Wee Kim Wee
Member of Parliament for Anson
In office 1979 – 1981
Preceded by	P. The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH ( born September 16 1923 also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew) is a Singaporean of Chinese immigrant background Benjamin Henry Sheares ( 12 August 1907 &ndash 12 May 1981) was the second President of Singapore. Wee Kim Wee ( November 4 1915 &ndash May 2 2005) was the fourth President of Singapore, from 1985 to 1993 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Govindaswamy
Succeeded by	J.B. Jeyaretnam
Born	August 5, 1923(1923-08-05) Malacca
Died	December 6, 2005 (aged 82) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Singaporean
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse	Avadai Dhanam
Children	4
Profession	Labour unionist
Religion	Hindu

Chengara Veetil Devan Nair, also known as C. Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam ( January 5, 1926 - September 30, 2008) more commonly known as " J Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The People's Action Party ( abbrev: PAP; Chinese: 人民行动党 Pinyin: Rénmín Xíngdòngdǎng Malay: Parti Tindakan Rakyat Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. V. Devan Nair (August 5, 1923–December 6, 2005), was the third President of Singapore and was elected by Parliament on October 23, 1981. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. He served as President until his resignation on March 28, 1985. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Youth

Nair was born in Malacca, Malaysia, the son of an Indian immigrant I. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and V. K. Nair, from Thalassery, Kerala. For the ship wrecked in 1806 see Tellicherry (ship Thalassery, also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; He and his family migrated to Singapore when he was 10 years old. Singapore When he was young, he received his education first at Rangoon Road Primary School and then at Victoria School where he passed his Senior Cambridge examination in 1940. Victoria School is an autonomous government secondary school ranked as one of Singapore 's premier education institutions The Senior Cambridge examinations were General Certificate of Education examinations held in Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, India,

Career

Initially, a member of the Communist Anti-British League, he joined Lee Kuan Yew's People's Action Party in 1954. Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH ( born September 16 1923 also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew) is a Singaporean of Chinese immigrant background The People's Action Party ( abbrev: PAP; Chinese: 人民行动党 Pinyin: Rénmín Xíngdòngdǎng Malay: Parti Tindakan Rakyat Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) He was the only PAP member to win in the Malaysian general election, 1964, winning the Bangsar constituency, near Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian general election of 1964 contributed towards the eventual expulsion of Singapore from Malaysia. Bangsar, also Bungsar ( archaic) is a residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about four kilometres or 2½ miles south-west Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K He stayed in Malaysia after the Separation, forming the Democratic Action Party, but returned to Singapore to lead the labor union movement and founded the National Trades Union Congress. The history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore gained its Independence and became a Republic following a Secession from the The Democratic Action Party, or DAP (Parti Tindakan Demokratik is a Secular, multi-racial social democratic / democratic socialist Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC, also known as the Singapore National Trades He won the Anson seat in the Singapore Parliamentary Elections, (1979|1979 elections) and accepted the largely ceremonial office of President in 1981, resulting in a by-election of the Anson seat which was then won by opposition leader J.B. Jeyaretnam (this was seen as one of the major upsets of Singapore politics). Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam ( January 5, 1926 - September 30, 2008) more commonly known as " J

Resignation

On March 28, 1985, Nair resigned in unclear circumstances. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew stated in Parliament that Nair resigned to get treatment for alcoholism, a charge Nair hotly denied. Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH ( born September 16 1923 also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew) is a Singaporean of Chinese immigrant background Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions According to Nair's counterclaim, he resigned under pressure when their political views came into conflict and Lee threatened to seek a motion in parliament to oust him as president. Nair also alleged that he was fed drugs to make him appear disoriented, and rumours were spread about his personal life in an attempt to discredit him. In 1999, an article about the case in the Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail resulted in a libel suit by Lee. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities [1] The suit was thrown out of court after Nair's counterclaim. [2]

In 1995, Nair, with his family, migrated to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page His wife, Avadai Dhanam, died on April 18, 2005. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nair died in the same year at around !2 pm, SST on December 6. Singapore uses a time zone eight hours in advance of UTC, ( UTC+8) Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev

Family

Nair is survived by his daughter, three sons, and five grandchildren. His eldest son, Janadas Devan, is a senior editor with the Straits Times. Janadas Devan (born 1954) is a Singaporean journalist working for the Straits Times. The Straits Times ( Chinese: 海峡时报 is an English language Broadsheet Newspaper based in Singapore, currently His second son, Janamitra Devan, is a Senior Fellow at McKinsey & Co, and his third son, Janaprakash Devan is a private entrepreneur in Canada. His only daughter, Vijaya Kumari Devan continues to reside in Hamilton, Ontario. His granddaughters are Gitanjali Devan, a psychology graduate from the University of Maryland, Priyanjali Devan, currently attending Middlebury College, and Kiran Devan, a high school student in Minnesota. His grandsons are JanaAvinash Devan, currently attending the University of Washington, and JanaShaan Heng-Devan, attending high school in Texas.

References

• Former Singapore President Devan Nair dies
• Dodsworth & Brown Funeral Home (Robinson Chapel)
• UPI - New York Times Archive (Published March 29, 1985)

Presidents of Singapore

Yusof bin Ishak | Benjamin Henry Sheares | C. Benjamin Henry Sheares ( 12 August 1907 &ndash 12 May 1981) was the second President of Singapore. The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Wee Kim Wee ( November 4 1915 &ndash May 2 2005) was the fourth President of Singapore, from 1985 to 1993 The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Yusof bin Ishak (ˈjʊsɒf bɪn ˈɪshɑːk ''YOO-sof bɪn ΙS-haak'') ( 12 August 1910 &ndash 23 November Benjamin Henry Sheares ( 12 August 1907 &ndash 12 May 1981) was the second President of Singapore. V. Devan Nair | Wee Kim Wee | Ong Teng Cheong | S.R. Nathan