Politics · Philosophy · Law · 1923–2015
Born: 16 September 1923 · Died: 23 March 2015 · Age at death: 91
Kuan Yew Lee died aged 91. He was born on 16 September 1923 and died on 23 March 2015.
Founding prime minister of Singapore who led it for 31 years from a trading port to one of the world's richest nations
Did you know?He studied law at the University of Cambridge, where he graduated with double first-class honours.
Lee Kuan Yew built Singapore from a poor port into a rich city-state. A Cambridge-educated lawyer, he co-founded the People's Action Party. He became prime minister in 1959. When Singapore was expelled from Malaysia in 1965, he wept on television. He then built a clean, efficient and orderly state. Critics said he limited free speech. He led for 31 years.
Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), also known as LKY, was a Singaporean politician, barrister and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
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Prime minister of Singapore, 1923–2015
Lee Kuan Yew was born in Singapore on 16 September 1923.
He studied law at Cambridge.
He became prime minister in 1959.
Singapore became independent in 1965.
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Did you know?He graduated with a double first in law from Cambridge.
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