Lee Kuan Yew, R.I.P. – Cause of Death, Date of Death, Age and Birthday
The politician Lee Kuan Yew passed away at age 91, this age of death has to be considered astounding. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of Lee Kuan Yew and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Politician who served as Prime Minister of Singapore and oversaw Singapore’s separation from Malaysia. He helped found the People’s Action Party, which won an unprecedented eight victories from 1959 to 1990.
He had three children — Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Wei Ling and Lee Hsien Yang — with his wife Kwa Geork Choo.
How did Lee Kuan Yew die?
Lee Kuan Yew's death was caused by pneumonia.
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
|---|---|
| Age of death | 91 years |
| Profession | Politician |
| Birthday | September 16, 1923 |
| Death date | March 23, 2015 |
| Place of death | Singapore General Hospital, Singapore |
| Place of burial | Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium Complex, Singapore |
Quotes by Lee Kuan Yew
If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you’re putting yourself out of business.
Lee Kuan Yew
Countries that are agricultural can, at a low standard of living, sustain themselves. You can be self-sufficient; the money economy is a relatively insignificant part of the total economy. Singapore never was an agricultural country.
Lee Kuan Yew
The original communitarianism of Chinese Confucian society has degenerated into nepotism, a system of family linkages, and corruption, on the mainland. And remnants of the evils of the original system are still found in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and even Singapore.
Lee Kuan Yew
I’m not guided by what Human Rights Watch says.
Lee Kuan Yew
My children were educated in what were then Chinese schools, and they learned English as a subject. But they made up when they went to English-language universities. So they didn’t lose out. They had a basic set of traditional Confucian values. Not my grandchildren.
Lee Kuan Yew
