In 1959, Singapore became a self-governing crown colony with Lee Kuan Yew from the People's Action Party (PAP) as the first Prime Minister of Singapore.

1959年，新加坡成为自治的直辖殖民地，人民行动党的李光耀成为新加坡首任总理。

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Singapore has begun seven days of national mourning following the death of its founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.

继国父李光耀去世后，新加坡已开始为期七天的全国悼念活动。

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But Singapore remains a big financial center with a high standard of living, and Lee Kuan Yew is remembered as the man who made its prosperity possible.

但是新加坡仍然是生活水平极高的金融中心，而李光耀则被铭记——是这一繁荣的最大功臣。

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Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said the country and its flag-carrier should learn from the disaster.

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It was left to Singapore statesman Lee Kuan Yew to spell out the implications of the Sinatra Principle.

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Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father, and still a cabinet minister, puts his own spin on the changes.

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