Ranasinghe Premadasa

Politician

1924 – 1993

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Who was Ranasinghe Premadasa?

Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 to 1 May 1993. Before that, he served as the Prime Minister in the government headed by J. R. Jayewardene from 6 February 1978 to 1 January 1989. He was assassinated in Colombo in a suicide bombing, by the LTTE.

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Born
Jun 23, 1924
Colombo
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Theravada
Ethnicity
  • Sinhalese people
Nationality
  • Sri Lanka
Profession
Education
  • St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Died
May 1, 1993
Colombo

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on July 23, 2013

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