Chia Thye Poh

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:arrested gptkb:Internal_Security_Act
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1941-02-15
gptkbp:detentionDuration 32 years
gptkbp:detentionEndYear 1998
gptkbp:detentionStartYear 1966
gptkbp:education gptkb:Nanyang_University
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chia Thye Poh
gptkbp:knownFor longest-serving political detainee in Singapore
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Singaporean
gptkbp:notableEvent subject of international human rights campaigns
arrested without trial
awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Oslo (2015)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryService Member of Parliament for Bukit Timah (1963–1966)
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Barisan_Sosialis
gptkbp:releaseConditions initially under house arrest, later restrictions lifted
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Barisan_Sosialis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6