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{{Infobox politician|name=Li Guangyao|native_name=李光耀|image_size=200|birth_name=Harry Lee Kuan Yew|birth_date=16 September 1923|birth_place=[[Singapore]]|death_date=23 March 2015|death_place=Singapore|political_orientation=[[State capitalism]]|political_party=[[PAP]]|image=Lee Kuan Yew.png}}
{{Infobox politician|name=Li Guangyao|native_name=李光耀|image_size=200|birth_name=Harry Lee Kuan Yew|birth_date=16 September 1923|birth_place=[[Singapore]]|death_date=23 March 2015|death_place=Singapore|political_orientation=[[State capitalism]]|political_party=[[PAP]]|image=Lee Kuan Yew.png}}


'''Li Guangyao''', also spelled '''Lee Kuan Yew''' ('''LKY'''), was the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990 and founder of the [[People's Action Party]]. He admitted that his government was not "excessively democratic."<ref name=":1222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Singapore|page=250|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>
'''Li Guangyao''', also spelled '''Lee Kuan Yew''' ('''LKY'''), was the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990 and founder of the [[People's Action Party]]. He admitted that his government was not "excessively democratic" and made Singapore rely on [[Imperial core|Western]] investment.<ref name=":1222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Singapore|page=250–2|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==

Latest revision as of 19:28, 29 June 2023

Li Guangyao

李光耀
Born
Harry Lee Kuan Yew

16 September 1923
Singapore
Died23 March 2015
Singapore
Political orientationState capitalism
Political partyPAP


Li Guangyao, also spelled Lee Kuan Yew (LKY), was the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990 and founder of the People's Action Party. He admitted that his government was not "excessively democratic" and made Singapore rely on Western investment.[1]

Early life

Li was born in a rich family and attended the best English-speaking schools: Raffles Institution and Raffles College.[1]

References