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Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew (L) shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao (R) at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 11, 2009.
Global Politics
Lee Kuan Yew built modern Singapore, but he also changed China
Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died on Monday, March 23, at the age of 91. He is credited for turning Singapore into an economic and educational success story.
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