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One-year-old R. Premadasa with his parents in 1925. R. Premadasa in 1930. Ranasinghe Premadasa was born on 23 June 1924 at Dias Place, Colombo 11, to the family of Richard Ranasinghe (Ranasinghe Mudalali) of Kosgoda and Battuwita Jayasinghe Arachchige Ensina Hamine of Batuwita, Horana. Premadasa was the oldest of five children, three sisters ...
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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 .
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- Ranasinghe Premadasa
May 1, 1993 · Today marks the 26th death anniversary of Late President Ranasinghe Premadasa. Ranasinghe Premadasa who entered politics under the Ceylon Labour Party and was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council was elevated to the post of Deputy Mayor within a few days of the election. In 1965, Premadasa was elected to Parliament.
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- Lakshan Seneviratne
May 1, 2018 · Gaston de Rosayro. Ranasinghe Premadasa was one of the most inscrutable and dynamic statesmen of our time whose services to the nation and the people surpasses that of any leader to date. He was a remarkable personality, a man of strong character who was hounded by his peers for his humble origins from both within his party and the opposition.
