️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore, died early Monday morning, according to a statement released by the office of Singapore's current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. (CNN) Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore, died early Monday morning, according to a statement released by the office of Singapore's current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. ️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ He had been in the hospital with pneumonia since February 5.<unk> He had been in the hospital with pneumonia since February 5.<unk> He had been in the hospital with pneumonia since February 5. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ The first of our founding fathers is no more,<unk> Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is Lee's son, told the nation in a televised speech on Monday. "The first of our founding fathers is no more",<unk> Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is Lee's son, told the nation in a televised speech on Monday. "He fought for our independence, built a nation where there was none and made us proud to be Singaporeans", said Lee. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Singapore<unk><unk> ąąąąąąąąąąąąąą ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a condolence statement and said Lee "helped Singapore to transition from a developing country to one of the most developed in the world, transforming it into a thriving international business hub".<unk> UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a condolence statement and said Lee "helped Singapore to transition from a developing country to one of the most developed in the world, transforming it into a thriving international business hub".<unk> President Obama called Lee a visionary who helped him formulate U.S. policy of "rebalancing to the Asia Pacific", when the two met in Singapore in 2009. President Obama called Lee a visionary who helped him formulate U.S. policy of "rebalancing to the Asia Pacific", when the two met in Singapore in 2009. He was a true giant of history who will be remembered for generations to come as the father of modern Singapore and as one of the great strategists of Asian affairs,<unk> said the President. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also praised the advice he got from Lee, calling it "the most valuable and insightful I have received".<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
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