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Lee Kuan Yew, 1923-2015

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Mar 23, 2015
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The creator of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, respected as one of Asia’s foremost statesmen abroad and feared as a ruthless authoritarian at home, died today at 91 of complications from pneumonia. He had been on life support for several days.

Becoming Singapore’s first prime minister in 1959 as the British colonials were leaving, he cast a shadow far be…

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