Many believe that previous leader Tung was pushed out by Beijing, which had lost confidence in him. Tung suffered from dismal public approval ratings during his eight years in office.\n
Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father and first prime minister, passed away on Monday at the age of 91.
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