Death of Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew in May 2002
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| Date | 23–29 March 2015 |
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| Venue |
Sri Temasek (state funeral) Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium (cremation) |
| Location |
Singapore General Hospital (place of death) |
| Coordinates | 1°16′43.32″N 103°50′3.84″E / 1.2787000°N 103.8344000°ECoordinates: 1°16′43.32″N 103°50′3.84″E / 1.2787000°N 103.8344000°E |
Sri Temasek
(private wake)
Parliament House
(lying in state)
Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore and former leader of the People's Action Party, died at the age of 91 on 23 March 2015, after being hospitalised with severe pneumonia on 5 February 2015. Many world leaders issued public condolences.
A week-long period of national mourning was declared by the government, from 23 to 29 March 2015. All flags, including the National Flag, were flown at half-mast during the period.
All times are set out in Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
On 23 March 2015 at 1:00 pm, Lee's body was brought to the Istana, the official residence of the President of Singapore and the office of the Prime Minister. It was placed in Sri Temasek, the Prime Minister's official residence in the Istana grounds, where a private wake was held from 23 to 25 March 2015.
The government declared a week long mourning period from 23 March to 29 March 2015 for Lee Kuan Yew. Flags were lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect. Most events and activities were scaled down, postponed or cancelled completely throughout the mourning period. Entertainment outlets, such as cinemas, theatres, nightclubs and bars announced that they would be closed or operate under reduced hours during this period.
Upon the announcement of his passing, all free-to-air television channels and radio stations suspended their regular programming and simulcast special programmes from broadcasters Mediacorp and SPH Media, which consisted of a montage of videos and photos of Lee Kuan Yew's life, accompanied by coverage of live events from the Istana, Parliament House and the state funeral procession. Some pay-TV channels were blacked out and replaced by this programming too. Most Singaporean and some international websites switched to greyscale colour schemes as well.
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