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李光耀1923年9月出生于新加坡。李光耀的祖輩都是客家人，其祖父李云龍曾在當時的華裔百萬富翁、爪哇糖王黃仲涵麾下供職。在長期與英國人的相處中，李云龍非常欣賞西方人高效的工作方式和西式生活方式。多年積累的大量財富也允許他讓李光耀從小接受西方教育，這對李光耀影響至深。
李光耀從小就具有獨立和堅強的性格。他先在新加坡頂尖的英校萊福仕書院就讀，之后赴英國劍橋大學修讀法律，1949年以優等成績畢業，開始在英國從事律師工作。
不久之后，李光耀回到新加坡，通過在社會案件中為弱勢群體發聲逐漸樹立威望，并在工會運動中建立了廣泛的社會基礎。
1955年，李光耀成為行動黨三名國會議員之一。1959年，行動黨在自治邦政府的大選中獲勝，年僅35歲的李光耀成為當時世界上最年輕的總理。
【總理李光耀】
在他擔任總理的31年間，新加坡從一個失業率高達12%，人均GDP僅有516美元的國家，僅用一代人的時間就擺脫貧困，以亞洲四小龍的姿態一躍晉升發達國家行列，堪稱奇跡。如今，新加坡是全球最富裕的國家之一，人均GDP達五萬美元以上，失業率長期維持在2%左右。
李光耀是個十足的實干家。人民行動黨在1959年贏得大選以后，為了顯示整治貪腐的決心，李光耀和行動黨成員在市政廳大廈前舉行群眾大會，一律身穿白色襯衫和長褲，象征政府的廉潔；而為了整頓新加坡當時垃圾遍地、棚戶區林立、河水腐臭的惡劣環境，人民行動黨掌權后不久就展開清潔運動，號召人們打掃街道，清理海灘垃圾；為了改變婦女與男性同工不同酬的狀況，李光耀在黨內推出五名女候選人,并讓妻子柯玉芝去電臺廣播，承諾制定婦女憲章，并在一年后兌現了以上諾言。
在思想上，李光耀始終保持居安思危意識。他親歷被認為戰無不勝的英國皇家空軍被日軍擊敗。措手不及的經歷讓李光耀認識到居安思危的重要性，將其視作治國理念并被奉行至今。
在憂患理念指引下，李光耀和新加坡的掌舵者們構建了一系列政治體系：縝密嚴格的公務員錄用體系，為政府精選人才；“居者有其屋”的組屋政策穩定了民心，使曾經是東南亞最大的貧民窟之一的新加坡實現了八成以上居民住在政府組屋的創舉；“輕福利”的中央公積金制度，讓國民在可以享受政府提供的保障之余，不敢輕易松懈，避免全面福利體系傷害國家競爭力……熟讀歷史的李光耀深知世界歷史上沒有長壽的城市國家，因此，他的一系列政策都是讓新加坡能有維持自身發展的長期動力。
李光耀的影響力不僅覆蓋新加坡700多平方公里國土，更遠遠走出了東南亞。在國際交往中，李光耀奉行利益優先的實用主義政策，廣交朋友卻不結盟。正如李光耀所說：“我們的外交政策不是建立在意識形態和任何教義之上，而是建立在確保新加坡的安全和繁榮的現實需求上。”為此，他游走在東西方之間，竭力在各大國之間尋找平衡。（中國進出口網）
On March 23, 2015, "Father of Singapore" Lee Kuan Yew, died of illness at the age of 91 years old. Lee Kuan Yew is the founder of Singapore, in addition to economic growth, he also contributed to the entire system of political, cultural and society of Singapore.
Lee Kuan Yew was born in September 1923 in Singapore. Lee Kuan Yew’s ancestors are Hakka, his grandfather Li Yunlong had worked for the millionaire and sugar king Oei Tiong Ham. In the long term along with the British, Li Yunlong appreciate the efficient work and Western lifestyle of Westerners. A lot of wealth Accumulated over the years allowed him to make young Lee Kuan Yew Western-educated, which has profound impact on the Lee Kuan Yew.
In childhood Lee was independent and has strong character. He studied in the famous Singapore’s school Raffles, then went to Cambridge University to study law, in 1949, Lee graduated with honors and began working as a solicitor in England.
Soon after, Lee Kuan Yew returned to Singapore, gradually build prestige through assist the disadvantaged, and establish a broad social base in the trade unio movement.
In 1955, Lee Kuan Yew, became one of the three members of Congress Action Party. In 1959, the PAP won in the autonomous state government election, only 35-year-old Lee Kuan Yew, became the world's youngest prime minister.
In 31 years when Lee was the prime minister of Singapore, Singapore made a change from a country with 12 percent unemployment rate and GDP per capita $ 516 in the past jumping to a developed country, it gets rid of poverty only through a generation, which is a miracle. Today, Singapore is one of the richest countries in the world, per capita GDP is more than fifty thousand US dollars, the unemployment rate remains at around 2% for long term.
Lee Kuan Yew is a doer. People's Action Party won the election in 1959, in order to show the determination of corruption regulation, Lee Kuan Yew and the PAP members held a mass rally in front of the town hall building, and they wore white shirts and trousers, which is a symbol of clean and in-corrupt government; in order to rectify the garbage, shanty buildings and rancid river of Singapore, the people's Action Party started clean-up campaign, called on people to sweep the streets and clean up beach trash; in order to change the situation of the unequal situation of women, Lee Kuan Yew fielded five women candidates in the party, and let his wife Kwa Geok Choo to radio, committing to formulate the Women's Charter, and after one year the above promises were fulfilled.
In terms of ideology, Lee Kuan Yew remains vigilant awareness. He witnessed the invincible RAF was defeated by the Japanese army. Lee's experience made him recognize the importance of vigilant awareness, which is regarded as the governing conception and pursued so far.
Under the guidance of the concept of hardship, Lee Kuan Yew and other Singapore’s leaders constructed a series of political system: careful strict civil service recruitment system for government personnel selection; the "Home Ownership" policy stabilize the people, thus in Singapore - which was once one of the largest slums in the Southeast Asia, 80% of people there live in buildings created by HDB; "Light welfare" CPF system not only makes citizens enjoy the guarantee of the Government, but also let them not dare to relax, avoiding full welfare system’s hurting the country's competitiveness ...... familiar with history, Lee Kuan Yew know that there’s no city-state of long life in the world history. Therefore, he made a series of policies to make Singapore maintain its own development long-term momentum.
Lee Kuan Yew's influence covers not only Singapore’s territorial area of over 700 square kilometers, but the Southeast Asia and other countries. In international communications, Lee Kuan Yew insists the pragmatism policy of interest priority, to make friends but not alliances. As Lee Kuan Yew said, “our foreign policy is not based on any ideology or doctrine, but on the real needs to ensure the safety and prosperity of Singapore." Thus, he went to the eastern and western countries, trying to to find a balance between the major powers.
