Lee Kuan Yew BIO

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Education and family And Birth

Lee Kuan Yew was born in September 16,1923. He was born at 92 Kampong Java Road in Singapore. When Lee Kuan Yew was in a Peranakan family in British Singapore. Lee Kuan

Yew was very influenced by the British culture. Lee Kuan Yew’s grandfather named Lee Hoon Leong had taught all his son’s the language English. When Lee Kuan Yew married to his wife Kwa Geok Cook were married on 30 September 1950. In 1955 Lee Kuan Yew started to learn Chinese. Lee Kuan Yew also learned Japanese when he was an adult. During the Japanese

Occupation of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew worked as a Japanese translator.

Why Lee Kuan Yew is Important?

1. Lee Kuan Yew was the official elected prime minister of Singapore.2. Goh Chok Tong agreed that Lee Kuan Yew as a senior minister 1990.

3. In 1955 Lee Kuan Yew won the Tanjong Pagar seat elections.4. Lee Kuan Yew took pride in turning Singapore into a better

economy.5. Lee Kuan Yew and the government were solving the religious

tolerance and racism 6. Lee Kuan Yew took a step down and handed over prime ministership

to Goh Chok Tong.7. Lee Kuan Yew has received many awards such as, the Order of the

Companions of Honor.8. In 1983 Lee Kuan Yew spoke that the Great Marriage Debate when he told many of the men in Singapore to chose highly-educated women

as wives.9. When Lee Kuan Yew handed over prime ministership to Goh Chok

Tong, Lee Kuan Yew stayed to be a senior minister.10. In June 2005 Lee Kuan Yew had published a book called Keeping

My Mandarin Alive.

Speech“The human being is an unequal creature. That is a fact. And

we start off with the proposition. All the great religions, all the great movements, all the great political ideology, say let us make

the human being as equal as possible. In fact, he is not equal, never will be.”

How Lee Kuan yew led independence to

SingaporeLee Kuan Yew led independence to Singapore by serving as the first prime minister. Lee Kuan Yew explained that Singapore

would not survive if they did not have natural resources.

5 Interesting Facts1. Lee Kuan Yew was the first prime minister in Singapore.

2. Lee Kuan Yew escaped death in world war 23. Lee Kuan went through the Sook Ching and was almost

killed.4. Lee Kuan Yew created PAP.

5. Lee Kuan Yew graduated from Telok Kurau Primary School.