Picture of the life and career of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew

Looking back at the memorable images in the life and career of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.

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The life of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew through photos

Former Prime Minister Ly Quang Dieu was born on September 16, 1923 in a well-off Chinese family in Singapore, belonging to the third generation immigrants from China. His family emigrated from Guangdong Province to Singapore from the 19th century, when Singapore was a British colony called "Eo Bap settlements ".Therefore, right from his birth, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew spoke English as his mother tongue.It was not until he was 30 that he began to speak Chinese.Mr. Ly Quang Dieu studied at an English school in Singapore and always earned the highest academic achievement in Singapore and Malaysia at the time.In the photo: Mr. Ly Quang Dieu lived with his family in this house for a short time.(Photo: BBC).

World War II interrupted his study. In February 1942, the British colonial army surrendered to Japanese fascists, opening a "dark period ".Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was lucky to escape the Sook Ching massacre, one of the bloodiest massacres in history.Later, he said, about 50,000-100,000 people were killed in the massacre, and British colonialism could not stop the massacre, which is evidence that Singaporeans need to gain independence by my own strength.During the war, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew made a Japanese translator and ran his own glue business.(Photo: Getty Images).

After the war, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew came back to continue his college career late.Initially, he attended the prestigious London School of Economics and then transferred to Cambridge University.While in England, he married Kha Ngoc Chi in 1965 - an outstanding Singaporean student.After graduating, she became a lawyer.The wedding of two people takes place secretly in Stratford-upon-Avon district.In 1949, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew returned to Singapore, leaving the opportunity to develop a career in law in England.Back in the country, he remained a lawyer and participated in the union movement.(Photo: Getty).

In 1954, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew became the founder and General Secretary of the People's Action Party (PAP), a socialist alliance of Chinese and English speaking movements with the aim of ending detention. British colonial rule.In December 1959, the British granted autonomy to Singapore, but still controlled the island's diplomatic and defense issues.In the photo: The image of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew before the 1958 general election.

At the age of 36, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was sworn in as the first self-governing Singapore Prime Minister.Immediately after taking office, he embarked on a five-year plan to eliminate slums, build high-quality low-cost housing, build industrialization and combat corruption.He said Singapore must become a multi-ethnic nation.(Photo: Getty Images).

The People's Action Party also started mobilizing to completely separate Singapore from the UK and enter the Federation of Malaysia because it thought the island nation was too small and lacked human resources to survive.On September 16, 1963, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew announced the successful merger of Singapore into the Federation of Malaya.(Photo: AP).

However, ethnic tensions are on the rise as Chinese and Malaysians start to struggle to see which people will be representatives of the Malaysian Federation.Despite the calm appeal of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, large-scale riots have continuously occurred, causing more than 20 deaths, hundreds of injuries.

On August 9, 1965, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was in tears when he announced that he had agreed to Malaysia's request to leave the Federation of Malaysia to avoid unrest and bloodshed.Two days later, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew declared Singapore small as an independent nation.(Photo: AP).

31 years later, under the leadership of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore from a former British colony became one of the richest countries in the world.Singapore has become a pioneer in the construction of housing and health care services.Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew emphasized the important role of education because Singapore's only resource is people.In addition, Singapore is also open to foreign investment as well as hiring more workers.(Photo: Getty Images).

In 1987, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew faced criticism that Singapore had intervened too much in personal life. However, he said, "If we don't do that, we haven't got it today. We decide what is right. Never care about what others think ."

In 1981, the leader of the Workers' Party Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam won the first opposition seat in the National Assembly of Singapore and repeatedly criticized the way Mr. Lee Kuan Yew led Singapore.In response to these instructions, Mr. Li Kuan Yew continued to sue the opposing politician for libel.In 2001, Mr. Joshua Benjamin went bankrupt and was unable to continue his position as the leader of the Workers' Party.After that, he had to sell books on the street to pay debts and died in 2008. (Photo: Getty Images).

In a meeting in 2009, President Obama described Mr. Lee Kuan Yew as one of the "Asian mythical figures in the 20th and 21st centuries ."(Photo: Getty Images).

Years later, Ms. Kha Ngoc Chi - his wife Ly Quang Dieu, fell seriously ill. She lost her memory and had to bed five. In an interview with the New York Times site, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew said it was more difficult to care for his wife than any political issue he had ever encountered. "She understands when I talk to her every night. I often tell her about the day's work, read to her favorite poems , " he said.(Photo: Getty Images).

Ms. Kha Ngoc Chi died in October 2010. Thousands of Singaporeans rushed to the streets to remember and say goodbye to her. 'No longer she, I will be a different person, with a different life' , said Mr. Lee Kuan Yew in the funeral of his beloved wife.(Photo: Getty Images).

Although he was no longer the Singapore Prime Minister in 1990, he still served as a senior advisor in all fields.(Photo: Getty Images)

One of his last appearances when he attended the 49th anniversary of Singapore National Day in 2014. (Photo: Getty Images).

March 23.former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died and was 91 years old.