About 415,000 people came to say their good-bye to the late prime minister in the four days while his body lay in state in the parliament’s building (March 25-28). People stood in long queues under the scorching sun and heat for ten hours. Another 850,000 people who could not get into parliament paid their tribute to the late premier at 18 memorable places, which have been specially opened for this purpose.
Lee Kuan Yew became the prime minister of Singapore in 1959. He stepped down in November 1990 in a major transition of power from the older to the younger generation of politicians. But in fact, Lee Kuan Yew continued running the country for the next 20 years, making all vital strategic decisions.
Early in February, Lee Kuan Yew was taken to hospital with acute pneumonia where he died on March 23.
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