Singapore Founder Dead at 91
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Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(SINGAPORE) — The founder of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, the man who turned the sleepy port into a wealthy city-state, died Sunday at age 91.
The announcement was made in a statement posted to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Facebook page.
“The Prime Minister is deeply grieved to announce the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore,” Loong’s office said in the statement.
The Prime Minister’s office added that Lee “passed away peacefully” at the Singapore General Hospital early Monday, local time.
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