SINGAPORE - The Singapore government will hold a state ceremony to
escort the remains father of the nation of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew to
final rest on Sunday (29/03/2015), ending a week-long mourning period in
the city's interior.Tens of thousands of people expected to pack the 15.4 kilometer long
path to be traversed convoy Lee's body carrier to the last resting place
of the man who served as prime minister for 31 years.Lee, who died at the age of 91 years after admission to seven weeks
hospitalized due to pneumonia, is remembered for leading the Singapore
separated from Malaysia federation and then build the country into a
world economic power today.
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| Thousands of Singaporeans willing to queue and just use umbrellas to protect themselves from the heat to pay their last respects to the late father of the nation Lee Kuan Yew who was buried in the parliament. On Sunday (03/29/2015), the procession will be held the respect of state terminated private cremation ceremony. |
Having served as prime minister since 1959, Lee stepped down in 1990 and handed over power to his deputy when it Goh Chok Tong. Goh then replaced Lee Hsien Loong, who is the son of Lee senior.A total of 415,000 people, or about 12 percent of all citizens of Singapore, already pay their respects during Lee's body was buried at the parliament building.Shortly after noon, the coffin Lee will leave the parliament building and taken to its final resting place. Then the coffin lid is made transparent it will be towed a Land Rover roof open and will traverse a "landmark" city associated with Lee's political career.Then, Singapore forces will gives 21 times the gun salute, flew four F-16 jets belonging to the Singapore Air Force aerobatic team, The Black Knights. Meanwhile, the siren will be sounded throughout the country accompanying silence for one minute.A convoy carrier Lee Kuan Yew's body will stop at the National University of Singapore where a service will be attended by the leaders of friendly countries and continued the process of cremation to be attended kin.Former US president Bill Clinton will memimpian US delegation that included Henry Kissinger, a close friend of Lee Kuan Yew.The world leaders who attended to Singapore to pay their respects to Lee Kuan Yew, among others, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, Malaysia Sultan Abdul Halim Mu ' Adzam Shah and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah.While England will be represented by the chairman of the lower house of William Hague who also served as foreign minister.
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