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Lee Kuan Yew , 1923-, prime minister of Singapore (1959-90). Educated in England as a lawyer, he founded (1954) the moderately leftist People's Action party. In 1959 he became Singapore's first prime minister; in 1963 he led Singapore into the Federation of Malaysia , but political unrest caused it to withdraw in 1965.

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