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Death of Singaporean maverick

By John Burton in Singapore

Published: September 30 2008 16:59 | Last updated: September 30 2008 16:59

The death on Tuesday of J.B. Jeyaretnam has left Singapore devoid of one of its most prominent forces in the opposition.

Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, who died of heart failure at age 82, had been planning a political comeback after years of fighting defamation lawsuits by senior government officials that left him bankrupt and hawking books of his speeches at street corners to help pay damages.

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