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Milestones in the Life of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew: Timeline

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By Sharon Chen

March 22, 2015 at 10:44 PM UTC

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The following is a timeline of milestones in the life of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first elected prime minister. Lee died at 3:18 a.m. Monday in the city-state. He was 91.

Sept. 16, 1923: Born in British-ruled Singapore.