President barack obamas hilarious final white house correspondents dinner speech duration. On 23 march 2015, lee kuan yew, the first prime minister of singapore, died of severe pneumonia in hospital. Lee kuan yew at the university of singapore, 27 december 1967, as reported by chandra muzaffar in his letter to the author, 14 august 1996. See more ideas about lee kuan yew, founding fathers and singapore. Find out how the three leaders defined the challenges that faced our nation, what goals they set to transform the country, and the strategies and policies that have shaped singapore and made it. And, so it is crucialto borrow some words from minister mentor lee kuan yew to have. When lee kuan yew passed away in 2015, li, then aged 30, received widespread public accolades for the eulogy he delivered at the funeral. Being true to himself was one of the many strengths of lee kuan yew.
President reagan and prime minister lee of singapore at his. When one speaks of the singapore model of governance, one is really referring to the model established by its late founding father, lee kuan yew. For economic policymakers, these are challenging times. We investigate lee kuan yew s complex legacy and the reasons behind a family dispute dividing singapores ruling elite. In what is been seen as a curtailment of freedom of speech in singapore, a teenager from the country was arrested after he uploaded a video that criticized lee kuan yew, the countrys founding father. Video criticizing lee kuan yew, arrest and conviction. The president gave a speech and then took questions from the reporters of the regional reporters association. Lee is recognised as the nations founding father, with the country described as transitioning from the third world to first world in a single generation under his leadership. Youtube screengrab as reported by the straits times, 17yearold singaporean, amos yee, made insensitive remarks about christianity and about mr. Also took offence with the fact that nair called him an increasingly selfrighteous knowall. One would be hardpressed to name another leader whose contributions have been as indispensable to, and.
Lee kuan yew also spelled as lee kwan yew is known as a very successful politician, born in singapore, mr. The boy who became prime minister tribute to lee kuan yew pt 1 duration. Singapore deputy pm nods to future leadership role in. Reflect on the speeches of singapores founding prime minister lee kuan yew, former prime minister goh chok tong and prime minister lee hsien loong. The full context of lee kuan yew s famous iron quote. A site of ideological negotiation article pdf available in journal of contemporary asia 373. His speech, which focused on personal worship and political legacy, has over 650,000 views on youtube. On 23 march 2015, lee kuan yew died of severe pneumonia, at 91. Compilation of president reagans humor from selected speeches, 1981. Singapore deputy pm nods to future leadership role in speech to workers. Singapore prime minister, lee kuan yew taking questions in hong kong by h chan. Lee kuan yew on an eightminute youtube video that went viral. Political stability and social order were part of the attraction.
This speech in its entirety, made in support of a revised, more flexible chineselanguage curriculum while he was minister mentor, is one of the most complete statements of mr lee kuan yew s views. In 2015, four days after the death of revered former prime minister lee kuan yew, amos yee, a sixteenyearold blogger, posted a video called lee kuan yew is finally dead. Lee kuan yew was a prime minister for singapore with three videos in the cspan video library. Speech by prime minister lee kuan yew in hong kong legacies leadership by h chan. His powerful delivery and passionate speeches made it difficult not to listen. Sued devan nair, former president of singapore, for saying that lee s method of suing political opponents until they were bankrupt was an abrogation of political rights. Lee s englisheducated parents named him kuan yew, which stands for light and brightness, with an alternate meaning bringing great glory to ones ancestors. I dont think you can deduce his iq from his speeches. A transformational leader is a need of every other society. The other 2 non western countries that managed to reach developed status are taiwan and south korea, but both are still behind singapore in term of human development index hdi. I would like to extend my gratitude to our hosts, the lee kuan yew school and the monetary authority of singapore, for inviting me to give this address.
One speech more than any other was crucial in bringing umno leaders round to the idea that malaysia should get rid of singapore and mr lee kuan yew with it. For a longer speech, someone uploaded the full lee kuan yew in his own words. With a big ethnicchinese majority but sizeable malay and indian minorities, singapore suffered race. Communists, riots, unification, separation 60s in singapore was a turbulent time and the late lee kuan yew had seen it all. Lee kuan yew, the former prime minister of singapore, is interviewed by harvard kennedy school professors david gergen, ron heifetz, dean williams, and john.
What is lee kuan yews iq as deduced from all his speeches. Amos yee, free speech, and maintaining religious harmony. In this video were going to learn how to improve our lives by analyzing our take on lee s rules for success. Statement by the president on the death of lee kuan yew. In a malaysian parliament sitting on may 27, 1965, founding prime minister lee kuan yew made a speech that called for the malaysian government to treat all races equally under the malaysian. Speech at the 10th anniversary celebrations of the jalan tenteram community centre, 27th june 1970 lee kuan yew in his own words, 19591970 27.
Heres how lee kuan yew sounded like delivering the line. Amos yee arrested over antilee kuan yew video watch. Lee kuan yew was an exciting figure of transformational leadership. President reagan and prime minister lee of singapore at. View s1 archivespeach by lee kuan yew from pim mba 512 at postgraduate institute of management. Teenager faces charges after mocking singapores founding. This was the speech that changed history, former cabinet minister lim kim san said in his tribute to mr lee at his 75th birthday dinner celebrations on wednesday. Statement by the president on the death of lee kuan yew i was deeply saddened to learn of the death of singapores minister mentor, lee kuan yew. According to the new york times, 17yearold amos yee was arrested a day after he made an eightminutelong video that celebrated the death of. Meritocracy on youtube, the press club speech starts at the 22.
S1 archivespeach by lee kuan yew 1 transcript of speech. Prime minister lee kuan yew of singapore addresses a joint session of congress. Lee successfully turned singapore from a third world to first world. Heres the story of the campaign that got singapore kicked. Founding prime minister lee kuan yew delivered the first national day rally speech on aug 8, 1966, to a select group of community leaders.
The speech was released to the media only two weeks later. Lee kwan yews inspirational speech and advice youtube. Li shengwus eulogy for his grandfather singapore prime ministers office youtube. On behalf of the american people, michelle and i offer our deepest condolences to the lee family and join the people of singapore in mourning the loss of this remarkable man. Lee kuan yew part 1 early life born in singapore on september 16, 1923, lee kuan yew became the longestserving prime minister in world history. I cannot apologise for a crime i did not commit new. Munger extols the phenomenal achievements of lee kuan yew, commonly referred to by his initials lky, was the first prime minister of singapore, governing for three decades. In 1965, on the day we became independent, mr lee kuan yew said singapore is not a malay nation, not a chinese nation, not an indian nation. Five days later, yee uploaded a nearly nineminute long video to youtube titled lee kuan yew is finally dead. Lee kuan yew had to make tough decisions throughout his life, but he did what he did to build a nation. As one of the founding members of the peoples action party, lee is recognised. He, himself, graduated from cambridge university with a double starredfirstclass honours in law. Lee kuan yew gcmg ch spmj 16 september 1923 23 march 2015, commonly referred to by his initials lky, was the first prime minister of singapore, governing for three decades. The grand masters insights on china, the united states, and the world is an anthology of interviews and speeches lee has given over the last four decadesreaders will find themselves entertained and challenged by lee kuan yew s lucidity, powerful arguments and acerbic tongue.