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03-23-2016, 01:15 PM
Singapore remembers Lee Kuan Yew on the first year since his death
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SINGAPORE — Wednesday marked the first since one of Singapore's founding fathers and first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, passed away.
During Lee's state funeral procession last year, tens of thousands of people queued for hours to pay their last respects to the revered politician.
SEE ALSO: Singapore prime minister calls for solar eclipse photos, hilarity ensues (http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/singapore-prime-minister-eclipse-pictures/)
The video above was posted on Facebook on Wednesday by Lee's son, Lee Hsien Loong, who is Singapore's current prime minister.
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Image: Lee hsien Loong/facebook
Here are some of the other tributes Singaporeans posted online to remember him and his contributions to the country during his 56 years in ******. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/23/remembering-lky-2016/)
More about Tributes (http://mashable.com/category/tributes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Death Anniversary (http://mashable.com/category/death-anniversary/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Lee Kuan Yew (http://mashable.com/category/lee-kuan-yew/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Singapore (http://mashable.com/category/singapore/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and World (http://mashable.com/world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/ZxZm6mfsUOs
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SINGAPORE — Wednesday marked the first since one of Singapore's founding fathers and first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, passed away.
During Lee's state funeral procession last year, tens of thousands of people queued for hours to pay their last respects to the revered politician.
SEE ALSO: Singapore prime minister calls for solar eclipse photos, hilarity ensues (http://mashable.com/2016/03/09/singapore-prime-minister-eclipse-pictures/)
The video above was posted on Facebook on Wednesday by Lee's son, Lee Hsien Loong, who is Singapore's current prime minister.
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzAzLzIzL2RiL1NjcmVlbl9TaG90LjlhNDI5LnBuZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXg0MDk2Pg/79cc9dfa/f87/Screen_Shot_2016-03-23_at_2.14.42_PM.png
Image: Lee hsien Loong/facebook
Here are some of the other tributes Singaporeans posted online to remember him and his contributions to the country during his 56 years in ******. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/23/remembering-lky-2016/)
More about Tributes (http://mashable.com/category/tributes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Death Anniversary (http://mashable.com/category/death-anniversary/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Lee Kuan Yew (http://mashable.com/category/lee-kuan-yew/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Singapore (http://mashable.com/category/singapore/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and World (http://mashable.com/world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/ZxZm6mfsUOs