Felix Dias Bandaranaike
Politician
1930 – 1985
Who was Felix Dias Bandaranaike?
Felix Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Cabinet Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister and Defence and External Affairs and Cabinet Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mrs.Sirimavo Bandaranaike. He was a very popular person about the anti-corruption campaign and also known as the "virtual leader of the state" during the SLFP governments after the death of Prime minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. He was very active in defeating two major coups against the government, one is 1962 attempted military coup and JVP's 1971 JVP Insurrection.
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- Born
- Nov 5, 1930
Colombo - Religion
- Christianity
- Ethnicity
- Sinhalese people
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Profession
- Education
- University of Ceylon
- Royal College
- Died
- Jun 26, 1985
Colombo
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on July 23, 2013
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