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Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG CH (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015) was a senior Singaporean statesman.

He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, governing for three decades.

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He is also widely recognized as the founding father of modern Singapore.

Life

Lee and his wife, Kwa Geok Choo, married on 30 September 1950. Both of them spoke English as their first language. Lee first started learning Chinese in 1955 at age 32.

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Lee learned Japanese as an adult and he worked as a Japanese translator during the Japanese occupation of Singapore.

Lee and Kwa had two sons and a daughter. Their eldest son, Lee Hsien Loong, a former Brigadier-General, became Prime Minister of Singapore in 2004.

His wife, Ho Ching, is the Executive Director and CEO of Temasek Holdings. Several members of Lee's family hold prominent positions in Singaporean society. His younger son, Lee Hsien Yang, was also a former Brigadier-General an