article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore who was both feared and admired for turning the city-state into one of the world's richest nations, has died.
article_snippet: The country's first and longest-serving prime minister, The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew guided Singapore through a traumatic split with Malaysia in 1965 and helped transform what was then a sleepy port city into a global trade and finance center.
article_snippet: Although The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew could have remained in office for much longer, The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew stepped aside and handed over leadership of the ruling party, and The country, to a younger generation in 1990. '
article_snippet: In the end, my greatest satisfaction in life comes from the fact that I have spent years gathering support, mustering the will to make this place meritocratic, corruption-free and equal for all races - and that this place will endure beyond me, as this place has,' The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew said in The founding father of modern Singapore,
article_snippet: David Cameron said The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew had transformed Singapore into one of the great success stories of the World.
article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew was hailed as having provided a number of British prime ministers with advice over the years and was once singled out by the late Margaret Thatcher as the prime minister the late Margaret Thatcher most admired.
article_snippet: David Cameron said: 'That Singapore is today a prosperous, secure and successful country is a monument to The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew decades of remarkable public service.
article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew was always a friend to Britain, if sometimes a critical one, and many British Prime Ministers benefited from The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew wise advice, including me. '
article_snippet: the late Margaret Thatcher once said that there was no Prime Minister the late Margaret Thatcher admired more than The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew for "the strength of The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew convictions, the clarity of The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew views, the directness of The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew speech and The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew vision of the way ahead". '
article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew place in history is assured, as a leader and as one of the modern world's foremost statesmen.'
article_snippet: Former prime minster Sir John Major said The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew was 'one of the political giants of recent history'. '
article_snippet: Former prime minster Sir John Major was the architect of modern Singapore, and led the way in changing it from a small island country in Malaysia to the thriving, competitive state that it is today, punching well above it weight and admired across the world.
article_snippet: the late Margaret Thatcher chats with Lee Kuan Yew on the steps of 10 Downing Street . '
article_snippet: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was 'deeply saddened' by The founding father of modern Singapore,
article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew's legacy includes an efficient government with little corruption, low tax rates to attract foreign investment, excellent schools and clean and safe streets, all of which have helped Singapore rank consistently near the top of surveys of the most livable cities for expatriates.
article_snippet: Born September 23, 1923, The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew grew up speaking English in a Singapore that was part of the British colonial empire, and was known as Harry during much of The founding father of modern Singapore
article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew university education was interrupted by the three-year Japanese occupation of the island in the Second World War.
article_snippet: The Queen and The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew share a light moment together during a state banquet at the Indonesian presidential palace in 1989 .
article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew shakes hands with former Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street in 2003 . '
article_snippet: After completing his studies at Singapore's Raffles College, The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew went to England to study law at Cambridge University.
article_snippet: There, The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew married Kwa, a fellow student, in 1947.
article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew returned to Singapore in 1950 and started the law firm Lee & The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew with The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew wife in 1955.
article_snippet: In 1954, The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew helped found the People's Action Party and The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew became Singapore's first prime minister in 1959 when Britain granted it self-governance in all matters except defense and foreign affairs.
article_snippet: Singapore declared independence from Britain in 1963, and The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, believing The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew island couldn't survive alone, brought his island into the federation of neighboring states that became Malaysia.
article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew wept on national television while announcing the breakup, which The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew later would call one of The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew biggest political regrets.
article_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew then turned to governing The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew tiny island state, imposing strict policies that some saw as micromanaging the daily lives of Singaporeans.
highlights_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew transformed the country from a port city into a global finance centre .
  
highlights_snippet: The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew was admired for the transition but feared for The founding father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew authoritarian methods .
  