Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Politician
1916 – 2000
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Who was Sirimavo Bandaranaike?
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the modern world's first female head of government. She served as Prime Minister of Ceylon and Sri Lanka three times, 1960–65, 1970–77 and 1994–2000, and was a long-time leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
Bandaranaike was the widow of a previous Sri Lankan prime minister, Solomon Bandaranaike, and the mother of Sri Lanka's fourth Executive President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, as well as Anura Bandaranaike, former speaker and cabinet minister.
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- Born
- Apr 17, 1916
British Ceylon - Also known as
- Sirimavo Ratwatte
- Bandaranaike
- Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
- Sirimavo
- weeping widow
- Mrs. B
- Spouses
- S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
(1940 - )
- S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
- Children
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Theravada
- Ethnicity
- Sinhalese people
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oxford
- St Bridget's Convent, Colombo
- Died
- Oct 10, 2000
Colombo
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on July 23, 2013
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