Sirimavo Bandaranaike - Wikipedia
WEBBandaranaike Samadhi (where S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike were entombed) at Horagolla, Sri Lanka. Bandaranaike died on 10 October 2000 of a heart attack at Kadawatha, as she was heading home to Colombo. [166] She had been casting her vote in the parliamentary election, which had been held that day. [40]
Harini Amarasuriya: An Academician Rises to Sri Lanka’s Premiership
WEB1 day ago · Amarasuriya now joins Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Chandrika Bandaranaike as only the third woman to hold this position, and notably, the first from a non-political family background.
Harini Amarasuriya: 7 things to know about Sri Lanka’s
WEB3 days ago · 7 - Amarasuriya is the first female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since Sirimavo Bandaranaike took office in 1994 and the third woman to serve in this capacity in Sri Lanka’s history. Her appointment as PM is seen as a significant step forward for gender representation in Sri Lankan politics and is expected to …
Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female …
WEBSep 21, 2024 · Sirimavo Bandaranaike served her first term as prime minister of Sri Lanka for nearly five years starting in 1960. Even though it was her prime minister husband’s assassination that forced her political entry, she held the distinction of being the world’s first woman to be elected prime minister and would go one to hold that office twice more.
Sri Lanka President Dissanayake picks Amarasuriya as PM, takes …
WEB3 days ago · She is the third woman prime minister of Sri Lanka, following the world's first woman prime minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 1960, and her daughter Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga in 1994.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike: The world’s first woman prime minister
WEBMar 6, 2023 · Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected the modern world’s first female head of government in 1960, when she became the prime minister of Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as it was known then. ...more.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Recent News. Sirimavo Bandaranaike (born April 17, 1916, Ratnapura, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]—died October 10, 2000, Colombo, Sri Lanka) was a 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.
My trailblazing mother, the world’s first woman prime minister - BBC
WEBNov 21, 2020 · Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected the modern world's first female head of government in 1960 when she became prime minister of Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as it was known then. She entered politics...
SOUTH ASIA | Tearful farewell to Sri Lanka's 'mother' - BBC News
WEBOct 14, 2000 · Thousands of Sri Lankans bid a tearful farewell to Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the world's first woman prime minister, at a state funeral on Saturday. Mrs Bandaranaike, 84, fell ill and died shortly...
Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka Dies at 84; First Woman …
WEBOct 11, 2000 · Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka, the first woman in the world to serve as a prime minister, died yesterday shortly after voting in Sri Lanka's elections. She was 84.
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