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After the death of Lee Kuan Yew was announced on 23 March 2015, an estimated 447,299 Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans went to the Parliament House of Singapore to pay their respects to Lee Kuan Yew. A tribute site was set up at the Istana, as well as other community clubs around the country for Singaporeans to pen their wishes for the late Lee ...
Lee Kuan Yew GCMG CH SPMJ DK (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the Minister Mentor between 2004 to 2011, Senior Minister between 1990 to 2004 and first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
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Lee Wei Ling was the daughter of Lee Kuan Yew and Kwa Geok Choo.She was the younger sister of Lee Hsien Loong and the older sister of Lee Hsien Yang.. Wei Ling enjoyed driving and admitted to speeding on a visit to New Hampshire in 1995; she was pulled over by highway police but was released by the sympathetic officer after discussing the caning of Michael Fay.
Kwa Geok Choo (2 October 2010) – spouse of Lee Kuan Yew; Lee Kuan Yew (23 March 2015) – 1st Prime Minister of Singapore; S. R. Nathan (22 August 2016) – 6th President of Singapore; Another type of funeral in Singapore is a state-assisted funeral.
On 14 May 2011, following the general election that took place seven days earlier, Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong announced their retirement from the Cabinet, but continued to serve as Members of Parliament (MPs) on the backbenches until Lee's death in 2015 and Goh's retirement from politics in 2020 respectively. [1]
Chua and Lee had five children, four sons and a daughter, her first-born was Lee Kuan Yew who went on to become the first Prime Minister of Singapore. [3] [4] Chua saved her family jewelry and money, managing household finances and helping Kuan Yew attend law school in Britain. [3]
The Founders' Memorial is a memorial under development within the Bay East Garden of the Gardens by the Bay to commemorate the founding fathers of Singapore as well as to cover the country's contemporary history from after World War II to its first few decades of independence.