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Jun 5, 2024 · Lee Kuan Yew (born September 16, 1923, Singapore—died March 23, 2015, Singapore) was a politician and lawyer who was prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. During his long rule, Singapore became the most-prosperous country in Southeast Asia. Lee was born into a Chinese family that had been established in Singapore since the 19th ...
For instance, the Public Service Commission’s Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship was set up in 1991. 35 In 2004, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy was established. 36. Lee Kuan Yew passed away at 3:18 am on 23 March 2015 at the age of 91. 37 A week of national mourning and a state funeral was held. 38 His legacy – a sovereign nation that was ...
Mar 23, 2015 · SINGAPORE (AP) — Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore who was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired worldwide for turning the city-state into one of the world's richest nations while in power for 31 years, died Monday. He was 91. Lee was admitted to Singapore General Hospital on Feb. 5 for severe pneumonia and was later put on life support. The Prime Minister's ...
Lee Kuan Yew was born in Singapore in 1923. He was educated at Raffles College, Singapore and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, England. He was called to the Bar, Middle Temple, London, in 1950 and practised law in Singapore. He became advisor to several trade unions. In 1954, he was a founder of the People's Action Party and was Secretary ...
Apr 4, 2015 · Modern Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew died on March 23. He was 91. Like many Asian fathers, Mr Lee's was a stern love. ... It has been almost a fortnight since Lee Kuan Yew passed away.
Mar 23, 2015 · By the time Lee Kuan Yew—who passed away Sunday at the age of 91—and his People’s Action Party (PAP) took control of Singapore in 1959, the city was nowhere near solving its persistent ...
Mar 22, 2015 · Sarah Kee, 61, of Singapore, wipes her tears at an area set aside for tributes to former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the hospital where he passed away, Monday, March 23, 2015 in ...
