Singapore first prime minister lil kuan yee died today 23rd of march 2015 at the age of 91years. According to a statement, "Mr Lee passed away peacefully at the Singapore general hospital today at 3.18am".
The Singapore government has declared a national mourning period till 26th of march when the late icon would be buried.
Late lil kuan yee was born on the 16 of September 1923, five years after the 1st world war ended in July-28- 1914. He became the Singapore prime minister on the 3rd of June 1959 - 28th of November 1990 (3 decades). Lil was a visioned leader, he transformed Singapore to what it is today.
Lil's quote: "Political reform needs not go hand in hand with economic liberalization. I do not believe that if you are liberatarian , full of diverse opinions, full of competing ideas in the market place full of sound and fury, therefore you will succeed".-----lee kwan Yew
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