Lee Kuan Yew
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Lee Kuan Yew, also known as LKY, was a Singaporean politician, barrister and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. A member of the People's Action Party, his
Lee in 1975
Lee with his father, 1925
Lee's barrister's wig and container, on display in the National Museum of Singapore
Furniture from 38 Oxley Road, where the People's Action Party was founded
Four Asian Tigers
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The Four Asian Tigers are the developed Asian economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Between the early 1950s and 1990s, they underwent rapid industrialisation and maintained excep
Lee Kuan Yew
…Party (PAP), his authoritarian governance oversaw the transformation of post-independence Singapore into a highly developed country and one of the four Asian Tigers. He is regarded as the founding father of modern Singapore. Born in Singapore during British colonial rule to a family of Peranakan Chinese descent…
Singapore
Seoul, South Korea
Hong Kong
Taipei, Taiwan