Singapore: Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923 - 23 March 2015), first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (r. 1959-1990), giving a speech during his time as Minister Mentor (r. 2004-2011), 2009. Photo by the Singapore Government (CC BY-SA License). Lee Kuan Yew/Lee Kwan-Yew, GCMG, CH, is a Singaporean statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore and was one of the longest serving Prime Ministers in the world. He oversaw the separation of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965 and its transformation from a underdeveloped colonial outpost into a major economic power

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