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The family changed their name to the Sinhalese form of Bandaranaike and they adopt Portuguese name like Dias. They served the Portuguese rule and got social privileges and later on Dutch. Their golden era began as translators and local scribes expanding their influence and power.
- 22 May 1862, Veyangoda, British Ceylon
- 31 July 1946 (aged 84), British Ceylon
- S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Alexandra Camelia Bandaranaike, Anna Florentina Bandaranaike
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Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (8 January 1899 – 26 September 1959), also known as "The Silver Bell of Asia" (ආසියාවේ රිදී සීනුව), was a Ceylonese statesman who served as the fourth Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), serving from 1956 until his assassination.
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Aug 24, 2016 · Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias (1899–1959) Ceylonese statesman, prime minister (1956–59). He made Sinhalese the official language and founded the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to unite nationalists and socialists. He was assassinated by a dissident Buddhist monk, and his wife, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, succeeded him.
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S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. (Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike) (1899–1959), Sri Lankan statesman, born in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka); educated at Oxford; after return to Ceylon served as member of State Council and House of Representatives; minister of health and local government, 1947–51; left ruling United National party, formed ...
a significant turning point and Mrs. Bandaranaike's time in power is of greater historical significance than has previously been acknowledged. Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike's legacy is rooted in the politics and upheavals of the 1950s. In the decade following independence, Sri Lanka (or
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike. (1899—1959) prime minister of Ceylon. Quick Reference. (1899–1959) Sinhalese statesman. He formed the Maha Sinhala Party in the 1920s. In 1931 he was elected to the new State Council and after independence he assumed ministerial power.