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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.
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 century.
Lee said in his autobiography that he is a fourth-generation Chinese Singaporean: his Hakka great-grandfather, Lee Bok Boon (born 1846), emigrated from the Dapu county of Guangdong province to the Straits Settlements in 1860s. Lee Kuan Yew was born at 92 Kampong Java Road in Singapore.
Jan 19, 2016 · Mr Lee's interest in the Chinese language is well-documented. It dates back to the 1950s, shortly after he entered politics. In his later years, however, he showed a desire to learn more, not...
Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923–23 March 2015), the founder of modern Singapore, was a brilliant statesman and highly-regarded visionary who transformed the island into a formidable nation and economic powerhouse.
Mar 22, 2015 · Up to the late 1950s he was known as Harry Lee, instead of using his given Chinese name Kuan Yew (“Shining Light”). His parents wanted their eldest son to enter the professional classes or the...
Mar 22, 2015 · Lee Kuan Yew, who was sometimes known by his English name, Harry Lee, was born in Singapore on Sept. 16, 1923, to a fourth-generation, middle-class Chinese family.
Mar 22, 2015 · Mr Lee himself, whose anglophile grandfather had added “Harry” to his Chinese name, was once called by George Brown, a British foreign secretary, “the best bloody Englishman east of Suez”. He...
Lee Kuan Yew (b. 16 September 1923, Singapore–d. 23 March 2015, Singapore) served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in transforming the country from a developing ex-colony into one of the most stable and prosperous nations in Asia.
Mar 22, 2015 · Lee Kuan Yew was born on 16 September 1923 in Singapore, the son of third-generation Chinese immigrants. His upbringing had a strong British influence and his grandfather dubbed him Harry Lee, a...
