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Lee Kuan Yew GCMG CH SPMJ DK (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman and lawyer who served as the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party from 1954 to 1992.
May 16, 2024 · Lee Kuan Yew, politician and lawyer who was the first prime minister of Singapore, serving from 1959 to 1990. During his long rule, Singapore became the most-prosperous country in Southeast Asia. Learn more about Lee’s life and political career in this article.
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Mar 22, 2015 · By Seth Mydans. March 22, 2015. SINGAPORE — Lee Kuan Yew, who transformed the tiny outpost of Singapore into one of Asia’s wealthiest and least corrupt countries as its founding father and ...
Mar 22, 2015 · March 22, 2015 at 4:48 p.m. EDT. Lee Kuan Yew, whose efficient but often heavy-handed leadership helped transform Singapore from a chaotic British colonial backwater into one of the world’s...
On 23 March 2015, Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore and co-founder of the People's Action Party, died at the age of 91 at 03:18 Singapore Standard Time ( UTC+08:00 ), after having been hospitalised at the Singapore General Hospital with severe pneumonia since 5 February that year.
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Mar 23, 2015 · A tribute to Lee Kuan Yew, who died in 2015, and his legacy of creating a modern and prosperous nation with a multi-ethnic and meritocratic society. The article also examines the challenges and controversies of his authoritarian rule and his pragmatic foreign policy.
Mar 22, 2015 · Lee Kuan Yew transformed the tiny island of Singapore into a globally known economic success story but was criticised for his record on human rights.
