Lee Kuan Yew
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Lee Kuan Yew was the founding Prime Minister of Singapore, widely credited with transforming the country from a poor port city into a prosperous, modern, and highly developed nation-state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lee Kuan Yew canonical | 3 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Temasek
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Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the Companions of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child |
Lee Hsien Loong
NERFINISHED
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Lee Hsien Yang NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Wei Ling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-09-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-03-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
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London School of Economics ⓘ Raffles College NERFINISHED ⓘ Raffles Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chinese ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| founderOf | People's Action Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Lee Kuan Yew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of Lee Kuan Yew ⓘ |
| ideology |
authoritarian democracy
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economic liberalism ⓘ pragmatism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Prime Minister of Singapore
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transforming Singapore into a developed nation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Malay ⓘ Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInChineseCharacters | 李光耀 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From Third World to First: The Singapore Story
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Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going NERFINISHED ⓘ The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1990-11-28 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1959-06-05 ⓘ |
| pinyinName | Lǐ Guāngyào NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Singapore
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Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | People's Action Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister Mentor of Singapore
NERFINISHED
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Prime Minister of Singapore ⓘ Senior Minister of Singapore ⓘ |
| primeMinisterOf | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | agnosticism ⓘ |
| spouse | Kwa Geok Choo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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