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HomeExplorePoliticsLeaders of Small States with Outsized Diplomatic InfluenceLee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew

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Lee Kuan Yew
White House Photographic Office. 1974-1977 / Public domain · resizedfile
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Singapore's first prime minister helped found ASEAN in 1967 and became a counsellor sought by US and Chinese leaders, giving a city-state a voice in great-power diplomacy. At home he governed with detention without trial, defamation suits against opponents and tight press controls.
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