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Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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2 days ago · Bandaranaike often accompanied S.W.R.D. on official trips, both locally and abroad. She and her husband were both present after the psychiatric hospital in Angoda was bombed by the Japanese during the Easter Sunday Raid in 1942, killing many.
Apr 13, 2024 · Sirimavo Bandaranaike, stateswoman who, upon her party’s victory in the 1960 general election in Ceylon (later Sri Lanka), became the world’s first woman prime minister. She left office in 1965 but returned to serve two more terms (1970–77, 1994–2000) as prime minister.
Apr 24, 2024 · S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike (born Jan. 8, 1899, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]—died Sept. 26, 1959, Colombo) was a statesman and prime minister of Ceylon (1956–59), whose election marked a significant change in the political history of modern Ceylon. Educated at the University of Oxford, he was called to the bar in 1925.
Apr 27, 2024 · This statue of the former Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899–1959) was one of the focal points of the protest village that sprawled across the area from early April. It did not sustain any damage, but four people were arrested for violating the court order.
May 1, 2024 · S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899–1959), Prime Minister of Ceylon, Government Minister, Member of Parliament, Member of State Council. + Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916–2000), Prime Minister of Ceylon, Member of Parliament, Senator Sunethra Bandaranaike (c. 1943– ), philanthropist and socialite
Apr 28, 2024 · One of the most thunderous moments in Sri Lankan history transpired on September 25, 1959, when the nation’s prime minister Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, popularly known as S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, was tragically assassinated.
Apr 27, 2024 · The term “Gamanaka Avasanaya”- last journey- had been taken from a documentary produced by the SLFP to pay tribute to its founder leader and the former Prime Minister,...
