About Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew, known as LKY, was a Singaporean politician and barrister who became the country’s first prime minister in 1959 and held the post until 1990. As a member of the People’s Action Party, his strong, authoritarian style guided Singapore’s rapid change from a new nation to a highly developed economy, placing it among the four Asian Tigers. He is widely regarded as the founding father of modern Singapore.
Awards & Honors
Order of Merit
Ig Nobel Prize
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Order of Friendship
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of Sikatuna
Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of the Paulownia Flowers
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Order of the Badge of Honour
Order of Honour
medal "for 20 years of Kazakhstan's independence"
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of Honour
Order of Diplomatic Service Merit
Dostyk Order of grade I
honorary doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Global Citizen Awards
honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong
honorary doctor of the Fudan University
honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
China Reform Friendship Medal
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
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