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Did you know... that Chang Yun Chung, formerly the world's oldest billionaire, was captured during the Japanese occupation for aiding anti-Japanese resistance in Malaya?

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The result was: promoted by Mx. Granger (talk) 20:02, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Chang Yun Chung, formerly the world's oldest billionaire, was captured during the Japanese occupation for aiding anti-Japanese resistance in Malaya? Source: ^[1]^[2]^[3]
- ALT1a:... that Chang Yun Chung escaped execution for aiding anti-Japanese resistance in Malaya during the Japanese occupation as his mother had bribed the head of the Kempeitai? Source: ^[1]
- ALT1b:... that Chang Yun Chung, formerly the world's oldest billionaire, escaped execution for aiding anti-Japanese resistance in Malaya as his mother had bribed the head of the Kempeitai? Source: ^[1]^[3]
- ALT2:... that Pacific International Lines founder Chang Yun Chung became the world's oldest billionaire at age 98 after the death of David Rockefeller in 2017? Source: ^[3]

Created by Eliyr (talk). Self-nominated at 07:24, 27 February 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: The first 3 hooks rely on the book, which is taken on good faith. I think ALT2 is the best hook. Echetus Xe 11:39, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Chew, Melanie (1996). Leaders of Singapore. Singapore. ISBN 978-981-4719-44-5. OCLC 918983947.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "The 'silver tsunami': Ten nonagenarians who shaped Asia in 2018". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c Savchuk, Katia. "After David Rockefeller's Death, Here Is The World's (New) Oldest Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

[:1-1] Chew, Melanie (1996). Leaders of Singapore. Singapore. ISBN 978-981-4719-44-5. OCLC 918983947.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:2-2] "The 'silver tsunami': Ten nonagenarians who shaped Asia in 2018". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

[:3-3] Savchuk, Katia. "After David Rockefeller's Death, Here Is The World's (New) Oldest Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

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