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  1. List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka. Top left: D. S. Senanayake became the first prime minister of Ceylon in 1947. Top right: Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first female prime minister of Ceylon and also its longest-serving prime minister, holding the office for over 17 years on three separate occasions. Bottom left: Ranasinghe Premadasa was ...

  2. May 29, 2020 · Ranasinghe Premadasa (6 February 1978 – 2 January 1989) Born on 1924, Ranasinghe Premadasa was the first Prime Minister to be appointed after the constitutional changes of 1978, where the powers of the position reduced significantly. He was in office from February 1978 to January 1989.

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  4. Apr 13, 2024 · Sirimavo Bandaranaike. In full: Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike. Also called: Sirimavo R.D. Bandaranaike. Born: April 17, 1916, Ratnapura, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] Died: October 10, 2000, Colombo, Sri Lanka (aged 84) Title / Office: prime minister (1994-2000), Sri Lanka. prime minister (1970-1977), Sri Lanka. prime minister (1960-1965), Sri Lanka

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  5. Oct 12, 2000 · Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who 40 years ago became the world’s first female prime minister, died of a heart attack Tuesday after voting in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections. She was 84.

  6. He was the first Sri Lankan national leader to be assassinated, which led to his widow Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike) becoming the world's first female prime minister.

  7. Nov 21, 2020 · Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected the modern world's first female head of government in 1960 when she became prime minister of Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as it was known then.

  8. Oct 10, 2000 · Oct. 10, 2000. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who 40 years ago became the world's first female prime minister, died of a heart attack Tuesday after voting in parliamentary...

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