founding father has died. lee kuan yew was 91. for more than 30 years lee served as the city/state s prime minister. afterwards he remained active working as an elder statesman throughout the world. well wishers from around the world are paying their respects. u.s. president barack obama said that he sought out the former prime minister s insight in shaping his own asia policies. more on yew s career and controversies. reporter: a sparkling skyline and world-famous harbor singapore declared independence from malaysia just 50 years ago and since then has transformed from a sleepy port into one of the wealthiest nations. all this credited largely to the visionary lee kuan yew, the founding father of singapore and its prime minister for more than three decades. and this is the legacy he leaves behind. shaping an island nation into what he called a first world oasis in a third world