Rare photos of Lee Kuan Yew like you've never seen him before circulating on social media

The different portraits of a political giant.

Belmont Lay| March 23, 05:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This photo is from Oct. 15, 1968. Singapore's then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, right, and his wife Kwa Geok Choo, second left, pose with the Japanese Emperor Hirohito and his wife Empress Nagako, in the Imperial Palace, in Tokyo, Japan.

 

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Embarking on the first Merdeka Talks for independence on 15 April 1956 with a multi-party delegation that included (from left) Seah Peng Chuan from the Labour Front. Lim Choon Meng from the Liberal Socialist Party and Lim Chin Siong from the PAP.

 

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Queen Elizabeth II shares a toast with Singapore's then Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew during a state banquet in Singapore on March 17, 2006.

 

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Singapore's then Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew greets a guest as he arrives for the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize on the sidelines of the Singapore International Water Week in Singapore. Photo from June 25, 2008.

 

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