LEE KUAN YEW (16 September 1923 - 23 March 2015), was a Singaporean politician. He became the first Prime Minister of Singapore in 1959, and governed for three decades. He is recognised as the founding father of modern Singapore, and the only leader known to bring an entire country from third world to first world status in a single generation. PICTURED: May 1968 - London, England, United Kingdom - Singapore Prime Minister LEE KUAN YEW, right, says goodbye to British Prime Minister HAROLD WILSON, left, after a meeting at No. 10 Downing Street. Mr. Lee urged Mr. Wilson to delay announcing new pr

LEE KUAN YEW (16 September 1923 - 23 March 2015), was a Singaporean politician. He became the first Prime Minister of Singapore in 1959, and governed for three decades. He is recognised as the founding father of modern Singapore, and the only leader known to bring an entire country from third world to first world status in a single generation. PICTURED: May 1968 - London, England, United Kingdom - Singapore Prime Minister LEE KUAN YEW, right, says goodbye to British Prime Minister HAROLD WILSON, left, after a meeting at No. 10 Downing Street. Mr. Lee urged Mr. Wilson to delay announcing new pr Stock Photo

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LEE KUAN YEW (16 September 1923 - 23 March 2015), was a Singaporean politician. He became the first Prime Minister of Singapore in 1959, and governed for three decades. He is recognised as the founding father of modern Singapore, and the only leader known to bring an entire country from third world to first world status in a single generation. PICTURED: May 1968 - London, England, United Kingdom - Singapore Prime Minister LEE KUAN YEW, right, says goodbye to British Prime Minister HAROLD WILSON, left, after a meeting at No. 10 Downing Street. Mr. Lee urged Mr. Wilson to delay announcing new proposals for accelerated withdrawal of British troops from Singapore. (Credit Image: © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com)

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