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Lee Kuan Yew

1923 - 2015

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Lee Kuan Yew (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, as well as Secretary-General of the People's Action Party from 1954 to 1992. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Pagar from 1955 until his death in 2015. Lee is widely recognised as the founding father of the modern Singaporean state, and for his leadership in turning it into a highly developed country under his tenure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Kuan Yew has received more than 7,244,035 page views. His biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2019). Lee Kuan Yew is the 313th most popular politician (down from 281st 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 313 out of 15,577Before him are Sargon of Akkad, Viktor Yanukovych, Park Chung-hee, Christina, Queen of Sweden, Muawiyah I, and Haile Selassie. After him are Charles VI of France, Ertuğrul, Matthias Corvinus, Godfrey of Bouillon, Wu Zetian, and Gerhard Schröder.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew ranks 1 out of 35After 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), Ong Teng Cheong (1936), Benjamin Sheares (1907), and Julia Nickson (1958).

Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew ranks 1After 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), Benjamin Sheares (1907), Ho Ching (1953), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), and David Marshall (1908).