Lee was a founding member of the governing People's Action party and is credited with transforming Singapore from a sleepy Asian entrepot into a bustling and wealthy financial hub.
He encouraged economic growth with easy regulation and low taxes for business, and by employing a large government apparatus to look after citizens.
But progress came at the expense of civil liberties. Critics and human rights groups condemned his iron-fisted rule of his country which saw his political opponents jailed, exiled, or driven to financial ruin through costly libel suits.
Only 12 opposition politicians have ever been elected to parliament in Singapore.
2015/03/20
Singapore prepares for life after founding father Lee Kuan Yew | World news | The Guardian
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