(아시아/싱가폴) 싱고폴 국부 리관유(李光耀이광요) 전 수상 91세를 일기로 타계

출처: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32012346

23 March 2015 Last updated at 00:57

Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew (李光耀/이광요) dies at 91 싱가폴 국부 리콴유 91세를 일기로 타계

Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91. 싱가폴을 작은 항국도시에서 부유한 글로벌 허브로 변모시킨 정치인 리콴유가 91세를 일기로 타계했다

The city-state's prime minister for 31 years, he was widely respected as the architect of Singapore's prosperity. 31년간 도시국가의 총리로 재직했던 그는 싱가폴의 번영을 일구어낸 사람으로 널리 존경을 받아왔다.

But he was criticised for his iron grip on power. Under him freedom of speech was tightly restricted and political opponents were targeted by the courts. 그러나 그는 권력에 대한 강한 집착으로 비판을 받아오기도 했다. 그가 통치할 때 언론의 자유는 엄격히 제안되었고 정치적 반대자들은 법정의 타켓이 되곤 했다.

A state funeral will be held on 29 March, after a week of mourning. 1주간의 조문기간이 끝나고 3월29일 국장이 진행될 예정이다.

In a televised address, his son Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong paid tribute to him. 텔레비전으로 방영된 연설에서, 그의 아들이자 현 총리인 리시엔롱은 부친께 다음과 같이 찬사를 바쳤다.

"He fought for our independence, built a nation where there was none, and made us proud to be Singaporeans. We won't see another man like him." 선친은 싱가폴의 독립을 위해 싸우셨으며, 나라를 세우셨으며, 우리가 싱가폴사람임을 자랑스럽게 여기게 하셨습니다. 우리는 그분과 같은 사람을 다시 볼 수 없을 것입니다. 

Mr Lee oversaw Singapore's independence from Britain and separation from Malaysia. His death was announced early on Monday. He had been in hospital for several weeks with pneumonia. 리콴요는 영국에서의 독립과 말레이시아에서의 분리를 관리감독하였다. 그의 사망소식은 월요일 일찍 전해졌다.  그는 수 주간 폐렴으로 병원에 있었다.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply saddened" by Mr Lee's death. US President Barack Obama described him as a "giant of history".

Lee Kuan Yew - a towering political figure in post-colonial Asia 後식민주의 아시아에서 우뚝솟은(걸출한) 정치인 리콴요

'Incalculable contributions'

A charismatic figure, Mr Lee co-founded the People's Action Party (PAP), which has governed Singapore since 1959, and was its first prime minister.

Mr Lee, a Cambridge-educated lawyer, led Singapore through merger with, and then separation from, Malaysia.

Speaking after the split in 1965, he pledged to build a meritocratic, multi-racial nation. But tiny Singapore - with no natural resources - needed a new economic model.

"We knew that if we were just like our neighbours, we would die," Mr Lee told the New York Times in 2007.

"We had to produce something which is different and better than what they have."

At the scene: Tessa Wong, BBC News

The news broke early in Singapore, but it was an announcement many had expected. Mr Lee had been in hospital for more than a month and his condition worsened last week, prompting a deluge of concern both online and at public areas set up for people to pay tribute.

As the nation woke up, a few people began arriving at the hospital, including a retiree and a family of four who wanted to pay their respects before their children went to school. Television and radio immediately began playing pre-recorded packages on Mr Lee's life.

PM Lee Hsien Loong said he was "deeply grieved". In the days leading to his father's death, he had been a frequent visitor at the hospital. on Friday he shared a photo of himself as a baby smiling and held aloft by his father on social media. "So many happy memories over a lifetime," he wrote.

Obituary: Lee Kuan Yew 사망기사(신문의 부고)

Reaction in pictures and tweets

Mr Lee speaks during a rally at Farrer park in Singapore on 15 August 1955

Mr Lee had been critically ill at Singapore General Hospital, where people left tributes to him

As the news broke, people began arriving at the hospital to pay their respects

Mr Lee set about creating a highly educated work force fluent in English, and reached out to foreign investors to turn Singapore into a manufacturing hub.

The city-state grew wealthy and later developed into a major financial centre.

But building a nation came with tight controls - and one of Mr Lee's legacies was a clampdown on the press, tight restrictions that remain in place today.

Dissent - and political opponents - were ruthlessly quashed. Today, Mr Lee's PAP remains firmly in control. There are currently six opposition lawmakers in parliament.

Other measures, such as corporal punishment, a ban on chewing gum and the government's foray into matchmaking for Singapore's brightest - to create smarter babies - led to perceptions of excessive state interference.

But Mr Lee remained unmoved.

"Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him. Or give it up," he told a rally in 1980. "I've spent a whole lifetime building this and as long as I'm in charge, nobody is going to knock it down."