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Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: රණසිංහ ප්රේමදාස Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa; Tamil: ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was the third President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 until his assassination in 1993.
Learn about the life and achievements of Ranasinghe Premadasa, the second president of Sri Lanka and a leader of the United National Party. He faced the challenges of separatist and anti-systemic insurgencies, launched social and economic schemes, and promoted regional cooperation.
May 2, 1993 · The assassination of President Ranasinghe Premadasa came just a week after the country's leading opposition politician, Lalith Athulathmudali, was gunned down.
Ranasinghe Premadasa, the 3rd President of Sri Lanka, was assassinated on 1 May 1993. Premadasa, along with 23 others, were killed in an explosion set off by an LTTE suicide bomber during a May Day rally held in the country's capital of Colombo. The rally was organised by Premadasa's ruling political party, the United National Party .
Jun 23, 2021 · Ranasinghe Premadasa was elected President of the Labour Party’s youth league in 1949. The following year he contested what was then called the San Sebastian ward of the Colombo Municipal Council. He won and became a Municipal Councillor of Colombo in 1950.
A brief biography of the former Sri Lankan President who was assassinated in 1993. The article highlights his achievements, controversies and legacy in the context of the civil war and the political crisis in the country.
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Apr 29, 2012 · In 1949, Premadasa joined the Labour Party of A.E. Goonasinha and entered municipal politics in 1950 as a Member of the Colombo Municipal Council. He gained fame as a fearless debator and a non-partisan and genuine advocate of the voiceless and downtrodden people.
