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Lee Kuan Yew

1923 - 2015

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Lee Kuan Yew (English: [liː kwan juː]) (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean politician and lawyer who served as the founding and the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990 after winning from the 1959 general election to 1988 general election. As one of the founding members of the People's Action Party, Lee is recognised as the nation's founding father, credited with rapidly transitioning the country from a "developing third world country into a developed first world country within a single generation" under his leadership. Lee died of pneumonia on 23 March 2015, aged 91. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Kuan Yew has received more than 4,262,467 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Lee Kuan Yew is the 281st most popular politician (down from 208th in 2019), the most popular biography from Singapore and the most popular Singaporean Politician.

Lee Kuan Yew is most famous for his role in Singapore's independence. He was the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lee Kuan Yew ranks 281 out of 15,710. Before him are Elagabalus, Wu Zetian, Julian, Golda Meir, Khafra, and Edward II of England. After him are Bill Clinton, Herod Antipas, Jacques Chirac, Charles VIII of France, Eva Perón, and Xi Jinping.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Lee Kuan Yew ranks 3. Before him are Henry Kissinger and Maria Callas. After him are Shimon Peres, Idi Amin, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Charlton Heston, Wisława Szymborska, Rocky Marciano, Heydar Aliyev, Irma Grese, and Italo Calvino. Among people deceased in 2015, Lee Kuan Yew ranks 3. Before him are John Forbes Nash Jr. and A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. After him are Günter Grass, Christopher Lee, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Omar Sharif, Demis Roussos, Terry Pratchett, Tomas Tranströmer, B.B. King, and Anita Ekberg.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew ranks 1 out of 29. After him are Halimah Yacob (1954), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tony Tan (1940), S. R. Nathan (1924), Vanessa-Mae (1978), Wee Kim Wee (1915), Ho Ching (1953), Benjamin Sheares (1907), and Ong Teng Cheong (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew ranks 1. After him are Halimah Yacob (1954), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tony Tan (1940), S. R. Nathan (1924), Wee Kim Wee (1915), Ho Ching (1953), Benjamin Sheares (1907), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), and David Marshall (1908).

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