Lee Kuan Yew

Japanese: リー・クワンユー(英語表記)Lee Kuanyew
Lee Kuan Yew
1923‐
A politician from the Republic of Singapore. Born into a Hakka family in Singapore, Lee studied at Raffles College in Singapore and Cambridge University in England. He qualified as a lawyer in 1950 and opened a practice in Singapore the following year, but in 1954 he founded the People's Action Party and became its secretary-general, entering politics. He became a member of the Legislative Assembly in 1955 and became Prime Minister of the Self-Government of Singapore in 1959. When Malaysia was formed in 1963, Singapore joined as one of its states, but in 1965 it separated to become the Republic of Singapore, with Lee as its prime minister.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
1923‐
シンガポール共和国の政治家。シンガポールの客家(ハツカ)の家に生まれ,シンガポールのラッフルズ・カレッジおよびイギリスのケンブリッジ大学に学んだ。1950年弁護士の資格をとり,翌年シンガポールで開業したが,54年人民行動党を組織してその書記長となり,政治活動に入った。55年立法議会議員となり,59年シンガポール自治国首相に就任した。63年マレーシアが結成されると,シンガポールはその1州として参加したが,65年には分離してシンガポール共和国となり,リーはその首相となった。

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