Former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew died early Monday at the age of 91. Lee was Singapore’s leader from 1959 until 1990, but remained a highly influential figure and a strategist on the city state’s economy.
Lee Kuan Yew, Founder of Modern Singapore, Dies at 91
![Office workers in the financial district buy special edition local newspapers which feature the life of the late Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore, March 23, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0964d642-61fc-4074-88dd-39e14487b2bd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Office workers in the financial district buy special edition local newspapers which feature the life of the late Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore, March 23, 2015.
![This get well card was left at the hospital where Lee Kuan Yew was treated for the last weeks before his death, Singapore, March 21, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/be93bbd6-1112-4700-9482-9abb4e9ce1c0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This get well card was left at the hospital where Lee Kuan Yew was treated for the last weeks before his death, Singapore, March 21, 2015.