In 1959, Singapore became a self-governing crown colony with Lee Kuan Yew from the People's Action Party (PAP) as the first Prime Minister of Singapore.

1959年，新加坡成为自治的直辖殖民地，人民行动党的李光耀成为新加坡首任总理。

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Politics in the tiny but hugely wealthy state have been dominated by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) since independence in 1965.

BBC: Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew resigns

The party that he helped to create, the People's Action Party (PAP), which has ruled Singapore continuously since separation from Malaysia in 1965, has just endured its worst-ever pasting at the polls.

ECONOMIST: A founding father retires in his own way