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Feb 01, 20 lee kuan yew, gcmg, ch, spmj born harry lee kuan yew, 16 september 1923 23 march 2015, informally known by his initials lky, was the first prime minister of singapore, governing for more than three decades from 1959 to 1990, including through singapores independence from malaysia in 1965. Lee s powerful intellect is captured in a new book, lee kuan yew. Its a collection of interviews with him by harvard university professor graham allison, council on foreign relations senior fellow robert blackwill and harvards belfer center researcher ali wyne, while also. Jun 15, 2019 launching his new book reluctant editor, balji, 70, said with singaporeans continuing to back the ruling peoples action party pap cofounded by lee and spearheaded by his son the. Vietnam swears in new prime minister and state president. May 26, 2010 such as lee kuan yews opinions, reasons why he did what he did, some historical and political facts, lee kuan yews discussion with other countries leaders, relationships between singapore and china, america, indonesia, malaysia. One mans view of the world, lee draws on his experience and insight to offer his views on todays world and what it might look like in 20 years. Lee kuan yew books biography and list of works author of from. Lee kuan yew, as the founding father of independent singapore, has had an enormous impact on the development of singapore and of southeast.
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