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Birth Name: Harry Lee Kuan Yew
Born: 16 September 1923 Died: 23 March 2015
Country of origin: 
Singapore
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Lee Kuan Yew GCMG CH SPMJ (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 Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. 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
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1. 60 Minutes (1968)
| Rating: | 91 Watched |
2. Charlie Rose
| Rating: | 29 Watched |
3. Meet the Press (1947)
| Rating: | 10 Watched |
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People I find Inspiring (93 person items)"Lee Kuan Yew was the man who created the economic miracle of Singapore and greatly influence China, making him one of the great political figures of the 20th century. I recently read and watched a bunch of his interviews, and the man was decades ahead of his time, like he perfectly imagined the world of 2020's and the challenges we would face and are facing right now. According to Yew, our weak and incompetent leadership stems from our corporate culture where the best people go for the big mon"
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