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S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Barrister, Politician
1899 – 1959
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Who was S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike?
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike frequently referred to as S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was the fourth Prime Minister of Ceylon, serving from 1956 until his assassination by a Buddhist monk in 1959.
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- Born
- Jan 8, 1899
Colombo - Also known as
- Bandaranaike
- Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
(1940 - )
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- Children
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Theravada
- Ethnicity
- Sinhalese people
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Profession
- Education
- Christ Church, Oxford
- S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
- University of Oxford
- Died
- Sep 26, 1959
Colombo
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on July 23, 2013
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