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WIFE OF SINGAPORE`S FOUNDER DIES

Baku, October 2 (AZERTAC). The wife of Singapore`s first prime minister died at her home Saturday at the age of 89.

A private funeral for Kwa Geok Choo will take place next Wednesday, the prime minister`s office said in a statement.

She was married to Lee Kuan Yew, who is widely credited with molding Singapore into one of the world`s most prosperous countries.

Lee, 87, was the founding father of the island nation. His son, Lee Hsien Loong, is now Singapore`s prime minister -- the country`s third since it gained independence from Malaysia in 1965.

The elder Lee was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital earlier this week for a chest infection

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