Lee Kuan Yew was routinely called a dictator, but he left Singapore in far, far better shape than he found it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew https:

Lee Kuan Yew was routinely called a dictator, but he left Singapore in far, far better shape than he found it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Kuan_Yew, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/23/lee-kuan-yews-legacy-of-authoritarian-pragmatism-will-serve-singapore-well https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/23/lee-kuan-yews-...