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Singapore political stalwarts resign -, May 15, 2011


Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew reacting to supporters on April 27, 2011.
Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew reacting to supporters on April 27, 2011.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The country's first two prime ministers resigned on Saturday
  • They were both serving in the current cabinet
  • They are making room for a younger generation of leadership, they say

RELATED TOPICS
  • Singapore
  • Politics
Singapore (CNN) -- Singapore's first two prime ministers on Saturday resigned from the Cabinet in a suprise announcement, saying the time had come for a "younger generation to carry Singapore forward."
Lee Kuan Yew, 87, was the country's first prime minister and "founding father" of the country. He was serving the current government in the custom-made position of "minister mentor."
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