Lee Kuan Yew Detail

About Lee Kuan Yew Detail

See Lee Kuan Yew main entry. He was called Harry by friends, reflecting his English education at Cambridge. Lee insisted on multiracialism, making English the working language of Singapore. He required opposition politicians to be sued for defamation if they made false accusations. His government built public housing for 80 percent of the population. Lee wept on television when announcing Singapores separation from Malaysia in 1965, believing the tiny island state could not survive alone. He proved himself wrong spectacularly. He died in 2015, with his son having served as Prime Minister for a decade.