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'''Lee Kuan''' was a noted [[Human]] [[history|historical]] political despot on [[Earth]] sometime between the mid-[[20th century|20th]] and the [[23rd century]], who ultimately failed at his goals of conquest and absolute power. |
'''Lee Kuan''' was a noted [[Human]] [[history|historical]] political despot on [[Earth]] sometime between the mid-[[20th century|20th]] and the [[23rd century]], who ultimately failed at his goals of conquest and absolute power. |
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| − | [[Spock]] put him in one line with [[Ramses]], [[Julius Caesar]], [[Alexander]], [[ |
+ | [[Spock]] put him in one line with [[Ramses]], [[Julius Caesar]], [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]], [[Napoléon Bonaparte]], and [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] to show that Earth history is full of men seeking absolute power. ({{TOS|Patterns of Force}}) |
| − | [[Fleet Captain]] [[Garth of Izar]] boasted to [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] that as ''Master of the Universe'', he would go much farther and have more success then other previous despots such as Lee Kuan, |
+ | [[Fleet Captain]] [[Garth of Izar]] boasted to [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] that as ''Master of the Universe'', he would go much farther and have more success then other previous despots such as Lee Kuan, Alexander, Caesar, Napoléon, Hitler, and [[Krotus]]. ({{TOS|Whom Gods Destroy}}) |
| + | {{bginfo|Lee Kuan shares naming elements with {{w|Lee Kuan Yew}}, the first Prime Minister of the newly independent [[Singapore]] in the [[1960s]]. Lee established a hybrid form of governance with democratic and authoritarian elements.|In ''[[Federation: The First 150 Years]]'', Lee Kuan is depicted as the founder of the [[Eastern Coalition]], a military dictator with the rank of [[general]]. Lee is killed during [[World War III]] when his governing palace is destroyed.}} |
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| − | :''Lee Kuan is apparently{{incite}} a reference to [[Wikipedia:Lee Kuan Yew|Lee Kuan Yew]], who in the 1960s was well-known as the Prime Minister of the newly independent [[Singapore]]. Lee established a hybrid form of governance with democratic and authoritarian elements. It is well-known, certainly in California, that [[Chinese]] naming practice places the surname before the given name; however the writers may possibly have misdivided this one, taking the first two syllables ''(Lee Kuan)'' to be the surname and the third ''(Yew)'' to be the given name which could be dropped - as they had just done with Hitler's given name ''(Adolf)''.'' |
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Revision as of 17:25, 17 March 2015
Lee Kuan was a noted Human historical political despot on Earth sometime between the mid-20th and the 23rd century, who ultimately failed at his goals of conquest and absolute power.
Spock put him in one line with Ramses, Julius Caesar, Alexander, Napoléon Bonaparte, and Hitler to show that Earth history is full of men seeking absolute power. (TOS: "Patterns of Force")
Fleet Captain Garth of Izar boasted to Captain James T. Kirk that as Master of the Universe, he would go much farther and have more success then other previous despots such as Lee Kuan, Alexander, Caesar, Napoléon, Hitler, and Krotus. (TOS: "Whom Gods Destroy")
Lee Kuan shares naming elements with Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of the newly independent Singapore in the 1960s. Lee established a hybrid form of governance with democratic and authoritarian elements.
In Federation: The First 150 Years, Lee Kuan is depicted as the founder of the Eastern Coalition, a military dictator with the rank of general. Lee is killed during World War III when his governing palace is destroyed.
External link
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