News: Singapore's founding father dies at 91

iamstrong

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Lee Kuan Yew, who dominated Singapore politics for more than half a century and transformed the former British outpost into a global trade and finance powerhouse, setting a template for emerging markets around the world, died Monday. He was 91 years old.

Mr. Lee, who led Singapore for 31 years as its founding prime minister, “passed away peacefully at the Singapore General Hospital today at 3:18 a.m.,” the government said. He had been under intensive care for pneumonia since early February.

Singapore declared seven days of national mourning starting Monday, and will hold a state funeral for Mr. Lee on March 29.

Mr. Lee’s core principles—including a focus on clean and efficient government, business-friendly economic policies, and social order—helped attract massive investment and many of the world’s biggest companies to Singapore after he became prime minister in 1959, catapulting living standards to First World status from Third World levels in hardly more than a generation.

Leaders of other countries rushed to copy his model, with some success, though they often fell short because they didn’t rein in corruption or were governing states too big to manage as easily.

RIP

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Pastoral

RIP.

Would anyone enlighten me on the history of Singapore? From what I've heard, the freedom of speech in Singapore is slightly repressed and most media over there are pro-government.

Smiler94

RIP

My whole country is in mourning

Outlaws

Marvin

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Originally posted by Pastoral

RIP.

Would anyone enlighten me on the history of Singapore? From what I've heard, the freedom of speech in Singapore is slightly repressed and most media over there are pro-government.

Idk about the history, but I do know that it's one of the safest, cleanest, and most interesting cities in the world

They are very strict though.

Donquizote

RIP. One of the best leaders

Pelvic Thrust

Rest in Peace

Singapore is one of the most beautiful countries I've ever been

devotedtokesha

Rest in peace. Wow, Singapore would be nothing without him, he was a good leader.

♚ PRiNCE HiGH ♚

SpecialK

RIP. A true great

Luzianne

R.I.P.

Razzle

RIP

I was just in Singapore this past week.