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social science subjects > business and management > leadership (business) > cross-cultural leadership > founding of Singapore
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founding of Singapore  

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  • To many, the name Raffles is synonymous with Singapore. A statue of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles stands at the Singapore River, where he is thought to have first landed in Singapore on 29 January 1819. [Source: Encyclopedia of Leadership; Singapore, Founding of]

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