Singapore pays respect to founding father Lee Kuan Yew
People pay their respects at Singapore General Hospital to the city-state’s former prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, on Monday. Lee, who transformed Singapore into one of the world’s most efficient and prosperous international business centers, died early Monday at the hospital at age 91. (Mohd Fyrol / AFP/Getty Images)
The hearse carrying former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew arrives at the Istana government building on Monday. Lee was among Southeast Asia’s most influential statesmen for more than 50 years. (Lintao Zhang / Getty Images)
Mourners light candles at a community club in Singapore in memory of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died early Monday. (Wong Maye-E / Associated Press)
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Singapore’s then-prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, in 1972. Lee, who died Monday, once said: “I did not find anything in Britain that justified their governing me. They were not superior enough to be able to decide what is good for me.” (Max Nash / Associated Press)
