Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Lee Kuan Yew
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew
For Students
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew summary
Read Next
David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013
What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?
Discover
Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that
America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)
Super Typhoon Noru over the western tropical Pacific Ocean as observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA Aqua satellite July 31 2017
What Is the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super Typhoon?
Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls
Pro and Con: School Uniforms
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides
Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?
Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer
Was Santa Claus a Real Person?
Thumbnail for flags that look alike quiz Russia, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway
Flags That Look Alike

Lee Kuan Yew: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Lee-Kuan-Yew
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born September 16, 1923 • Singapore • Singapore
Died March 23, 2015 (aged 91) • Singapore • Singapore
Title / Office prime minister (1965-1990), Singapore
Founder People’s Action Party
Political Affiliation People’s Action Party
Notable Family Members son Lee Hsien Loong

Photos

Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew
See All Images →
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
V.K. Krishna Menon.
V.K. Krishna Menon
Indian political figure
Lee Hsien Loong
prime minister of Singapore
Lawrence Wong
Lawrence Wong
prime minister of Singapore
Calixto García Iñiguez
Cuban revolutionary leader
Do Muoi
Vietnamese political leader
Si Votha
Cambodian prince
Attilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Emilio Bandiera
Italian revolutionary
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Kemal Atatürk
Kemal Atatürk
president of Turkey
Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh
president of North Vietnam
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Pakistani governor-general
Habib Bourguiba
president of Tunisia
Abd el-Krim
Berber leader
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta
president of Kenya
Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba
Congolese politician
Sukarno
Sukarno
president of Indonesia
Saad Zaghloul
Saad Zaghloul
Egyptian statesman
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda
president of Zambia