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Jun 20, 2021 · The 97th birth anniversary of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa, which falls on June 23, 2021, evoke fond memories of a great leader who stood steadfastly by his party and the common masses through thick and thin. My father, the late E. P. De Silva (EP), former Editor of the then Daily Mirror and Times, was a longstanding friend of Premadasa.
Apr 30, 2008 · A suicide bomber assassinated Sri Lanka’s President Ranasinghe Premadasa, 68, as he led the celebration. At least 10 others died. ‘It was like a battlefield,’ said Evans Cooray, a presidential aide who survived the blast. The government blamed the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attack.
22 hours ago · When Ranasinghe Premadasa unveiled his inaugural housing programme, it was ridiculed by the Opposition, stonewalled by the UNP cabinet, and criticised by the World Bank and the IMF. The mere thought of building 100,000 housing units in three years, and for the poor, was dismissed as a waste, an inflation-creator, and delusional.
Last elected Party. United National Party (UNP) Date of Birth : 23-06-1924. Civil Status : Married. SHARE THIS ON.
Jul 19, 2022 · Wickremesinghe, the nephew of Sri Lanka's first executive president Junius Jayewardene, was first appointed Prime Minister from 1993-1994 after the assassination of President Ranasinghe Premadasa. He was also elected as the Prime Minister from 2001-2004 when the United National Front Government won the general elections in 2001.
Jun 20, 2021 · It is indeed a pleasure for me to write a few lines on the 97th birth anniversary of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa who stayed with his people and party through thick and thin. The writer had the good fortune of meeting former President Premadasa long before he had reached the highest position as Sri Lanka’s executive President.
Sajith Premadasa was born on 12 January 1967 in Colombo, to Ranasinghe Premadasa, who was at the time Minister of Broadcasting and a Member of Parliament from the Colombo District and his wife Hema Premadasa. He had one sister, Dulanjali. His father was elected as the President of Sri Lanka in 1989, having served as Prime Minister from 1977 to ...
