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	Sirimavo Bandaranaike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (April 17, 1916 - October 10, 2000) was a politician from Sri Lanka.
		She was the wife of a previous Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Solomon Bandaranaike and the mother of Sri Lanka's current President, Chandrika Kumaratunga, under whom she served her third term as Prime Minister.
		Bandaranaike became more and more intolerant of criticism and forced the shutdown of the Independent newspaper group, whose publications were her fiercest critics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike (843 words)

	Solomon Bandaranaike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (1899 – September 26, 1959) was Prime Minister (1956–59) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka).
		He was the husband of Sirimavo Bandaranaike, and father of Chandrika Kumaratunga, the current President of Sri Lanka and Anura Bandaranaike, current Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka.
		He was assassinated by Talduwe Somarama, a Buddhist monk, in 1959, and his wife, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, assumed leadership of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Solomon_West_Ridgeway_Dias_Bandaranaike (376 words)

	Premierzy Sri Lanki - Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
		Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike: 12 kwietnia 1956 - 26 września 1959
		Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike: 21 lipca 1960 - 27 marca 1965
		Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike: 14 listopada 1994 - 10 sierpnia 2000
	pl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Premierzy_Sri_Lanki (185 words)

	Sirimavo Bandaranaike - Wikipedia
		Bandaranaike hatte drei Mal das Amt des Premierministers Ceylons bzw.
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike, die den Vorsitz ihrer Partei bis zu ihrem Lebensende im Jahr 2000 beibehalten sollte, führte die sozialistische Politik ihres Mannes fort und verstaatlichte Unternehmen in wirtschaftlichen Schlüsselsektoren wie dem Banken- und Versicherungsbereich.
		Bandaranaike selbst erwies sich Kritik gegenüber als zunehmend intolerant und veranlasste schließlich sogar die Schließung unabhängiger Medien, die zu ihren schärfsten Kritikern gehörten.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike (764 words)

	Sirimavo Bandaranaike -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (April 17, 1916 - October 10, 2000) was a politician from (A republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948) Sri Lanka.
		She was the wife of a previous Sri Lankan Prime Minister, (additional info and facts about Solomon Bandaranaike) Solomon Bandaranaike and the mother of Sri Lanka's current President, (additional info and facts about Chandrika Kumaratunga) Chandrika Kumaratunga, under whom she served her third term as Prime Minister.
		He, Prime Minister (additional info and facts about Solomon Bandaranaike) Solomon Bandaranaike, was shot dead by a (One who follows the teachings of Buddha) Buddhist (A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work) monk in 1959.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/sirimavo_bandaranaike.htm (842 words)

	Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is the summary of the life that I could find about Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike.
		In 1940, she married S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, who was prime minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
		In 1960, SLFP won the election, and Sirimavo became prime minister.
	www.angelfire.com /anime2/100import/bandaranaike.html (258 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Sri Lanka
		In 1970 Bandaranaike formed a coalition with the LSSP and the Communist Party of Sri Lanka which swept the polls on a platform of socialism.
		Bandaranaike was convicted for corruption and had her civil rights revoked.
		Under the Bandaranaikes the civil war dragged on, with the military unable to defeat the separatists and the government opposed to negotiations.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Sri-Lanka (5200 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sirimavo Bandaranaike
		On her husbands assination, Bandaranaike took over the leadership of his Sri Lanka Freedom Party, which he formed and led to election victory in 1956 and kept it for 40 years until her death.
		She ruled her country on and off throughout the 1960s and 1970s until she was crushingly defeated in a general election in 1977.
		As a result Bandaranaike moved her country closer to China and the Soviet Union and championed nonalignment.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike (814 words)

	MSN Encarta - Bandaranaike, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias
		Bandaranaike, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias (1916-2000), prime minister of Sri Lanka (1960-1965, 1970-1977, 1994-2000), the first woman in the history of the world to hold the office of prime minister.
		The SLFP was decisively defeated in the elections of 1977, and although she retained her seat in the National Assembly, Bandaranaike was forced to step down as prime minister.
		In November 1994 Bandaranaike's daughter, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, was elected president as the candidate of the People's Alliance, a coalition party that included the Sri Lanka Freedom Party headed by Bandaranaike.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556320/Bandaranaike_Sirimavo_Ratwatte_Dias.html (275 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bandaranaike only entered politics after her husband was shot by an extremist at their home on 25th September 1959.
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike took over the leadership of the husband's Sri Lanka Freedom Party which he formed and led to election victory in 1956...
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike moved her country closer to China and the Soviet Union.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/10/10/fea03.html (855 words)

	Sri Lanka - HISTORY
		Bandaranaike came from a family of Westernized Sinhalese and was educated at Oxford, but early in his political career, he rejected many of the Western elements of his background and embraced the Buddhist faith and adopted native garb (regarded at the time as an affectation among members of his class).
		Bandaranaike moved vigorously early in her administration to nationalize significant sectors of the economy, targeting industries that were under foreign control.
		In foreign relations, Bandaranaike was faithful to her late husband's policy of "dynamic neutralism," which aimed to steer a nonaligned diplomatic stance between the superpowers.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/sri-lanka/HISTORY.html (18085 words)

	Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In Balangoda in Ratnapura district, support for the SLFP is strong because of the fact that the late Sirimavo Bandaranaike, one of the tallest leaders of the...
		It not only weakened the SLFP, plunged Madam Sirimavo Bandaranaike to the level of a disabled leader of a principal political party in Sri Lanka which...
		With Sirimavo gone, Mr Bandaranaike's return to the SLFP lacked the stamp of authority that his sister had, and he would find himself challenged repeatedly...
	sirimavo-bandaranaike.wikiverse.org (184 words)

	Solomon Bandaranaike - Wikipedia
		Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (8 Januari 1899–26 September 1959) adalah seorang politikus Sri Lanka yang merupakan Perdana Menteri Sri Lanka dari 12 April 1956 hingga meninggal dunia pada 26 September 1959.
		Ia digantikan oleh istrinya Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike.
		Putrinya, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga adalah Presiden Sri Lanka sejak tahun 1994.
	id.wikipedia.org /wiki/Solomon_Bandaranaike (158 words)

	South Asian Media Net
		In full Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike stateswoman who, upon her party's victory in the 1960 Ceylon general election, became the world's first woman prime minister.
		Bandaranaike, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias, prime minister of Ceylon in 1960-65 and 1970-77, the first woman to hold such an office was born in Balangoda and attended convent schools.
		Bandaranaike was not politically active until 1959, when her husband was assassinated.
	www.southasianmedia.net /profile/srilanka/srilanka_leadingpersonalities.cfm (2745 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Bandaranaike Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias
		Bandaranaike, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias (1916-2000), prime minister of Sri Lanka (1960-1965, 1970-1977, 1994-2000), the first woman in the history of...
		Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias (1899-1959), prime minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka; 1956-59), born in Colombo.
		Dias, Bartolomeu (1450?-1500), Portuguese navigator, first to round the Cape of Good Hope, Africa.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Bandaranaike_Sirimavo_Ratwatte_Dias.html (125 words)

	Nieuwsdossier.nl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike wordt op 20 juli 1960 in Sri Lanka als eerste vrouw gekozen als premier.
		Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias werd op 17 april 1916 geboren.
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike overleed op 10 oktober 2000 op 84-jarige leeftijd aan een hartaanval.
	www.nieuwsdossier.nl /details.php?id=463 (147 words)

	Celebrity Deathwatch: Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister, 84
		Bandaranaike had gone to Gampaha, her home town, 22 miles east of Colombo to cast her vote.
		Born Sirimavo Ratwatte on April 17, 1916, Bandaranaike was a member of one of this Indian Ocean island's wealthiest families.
		In 1940 she married Soloman Dias Bandaranaike, a senior politician in the United National Party that was governing Sri Lanka, then called Ceylon.
	www.slick.org /deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00103.html (652 words)

	Sirimavo Bandaranaike Biography / Biography of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Biography
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916-2000) became the first woman prime minister in the world when she was chosen to head the Sri Lankan Freedom Party government in 1960, following the assassination of her husband.
		Sirimavo (also Sirima) Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was born on April 17, 1916, to an aristocratic Kandyan family and was educated in a Roman Catholic convent in Colombo.
		In 1959, however, SWRD Bandaranaike was assassinated by a Buddhist monk, and such was SWRD's charisma that his party, the Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP), chose Sirimavo Bandaranaike.....
	www.bookrags.com /biography-sirimavo-bandaranaike (214 words)

	CNN.com - Ailing Sri Lankan prime minister resigns - August 10, 2000
		Born Sirimavo Ratwatte on April 17, 1916 into one of the Indian Ocean island's wealthiest families, she was educated in a Catholic convent and never intended to become a politician.
		In 1940 she married Soloman Dias Bandaranaike, a senior politician in the United National Party, which was then governing the soon-to-be independent country that used to be called Ceylon.
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who had stayed out of the limelight, found the mantel of party leadership thrust upon her.
	www.cnn.com /2000/ASIANOW/south/08/10/srilanka.resignation.ap/index.html (800 words)

	List of Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (April 12, 1956 - September 26 1959)
		Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (May 29, 1970 - July 23, 1977)
		Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (November 14, 1994 - August 10, 2000)
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Sri_Lanka (217 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BiografÃas de LÃderes PolÃticos Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sri Lanka Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, nacida como Sirimavo Ratwatte.
		She is, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (1916-2000), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1960-1965, 1970-1977...
		Bandaranaike - an embodiment of tolerance Today is the 89th birthday of Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, the world's first woman Prime Minister and three times the Prime...
	sirimavo_ratwatte_dias_bandaranaike.iqexpand.com (395 words)

	Sirimavo Bandaranaike -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Upon her party's victory in the 1960 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) general election, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike became the world's first woman prime minister.
		Bandaranaike, Sirimavo R.D. stateswoman who, upon her party's victory in the 1960 Ceylon general election, became the world's first woman prime minister.
		Elected president was Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, the incumbent prime minister and the...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9273088?tocId=9273088 (485 words)

	Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Today is the 89th birthday of Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, the world's first woman Prime Minister and three times the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, a woman who dedicated her life (over a long period of 36 years) in the service of every Sri Lankan, whom she loved, immensely.
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike's crowning achievement was in the domain of international relations and foreign policy.
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike endeavoured to leave behind a social fabric which was woven round the threads of the greatest son of Asia-Gautama the Buddha's philosophy of compassion, humility and dignity of life.
	www.dailynews.lk /2005/05/07/fea01.htm (1270 words)

	Pearl of the Indian Ocean, Beautiful Country Sri Lanka. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In this atmosphere of political unrest, Bandaranaike was assassinated by an extremist Buddhist monk in September 1959.
		Bandaranaike continued as prime minister, and William Gopallawa, the last governor general, was appointed president.
		Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, daughter of Solomon and Sirimavo Bandaranaike and leader of the PA, became prime minister.
	www31.brinkster.com /rkahamadrk/mycountry.htm (10549 words)

	Mrs. B throws down the gauntlet in Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bandaranaike was the world's first woman prime minister when she came to power in 1960.
		But when asked about the military's discipline problem, Bandaranaike is forced to apologize and explain that if she discusses it, the government might throw her in jail for sedition.
		Bandaranaike immediately began clamoring for a general election and twisting her political knife into the president's belly.
	www.tamiltigers.net /tamilcanadian/canada8601ay.html (1428 words)

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		Bandaranaike was an Oxford-educated lawyer who became involved in the politics of his country from an early age.
		In 1977 Sirimavo Bandaranaike was thrown out of office for the second time, following an electoral defeat, and shortly after her defeat a new series of banknotes was introduced without the portrait of Solomon Bandaranaike.
		Her father was Solomon Bandaranaike (already immortalized on the banknotes of Ceylon), her mother was Sirimavo Bandaranaike (a former prime minister of Ceylon), and her husband was Vijaya Kumaratunga.
	www.pjsymes.com.au /articles/husbands.htm (3121 words)

	Biografías de Líderes Políticos CIDOB: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, nacida como Sirimavo Ratwatte.
		Bandaranaike hizo proclamar la República de Sri Lanka el 22 de mayo de 1972 (hasta entonces, el jefe nominal del Estado había sido la reina Isabel II de Inglaterra, representada por un gobernador general), si bien se mantuvo en la Commonwealth y siguió cultivando las relaciones cordiales con Londres.
		Bandaranaike se presentó a las elecciones presidenciales del 19 de diciembre de 1988, pero quedó en segundo lugar con el 44,9% de los votos tras el candidato del EJP, Ranasinghe Premadasa, mientras que en las legislativas del 15 de febrero del año siguiente el resurgido SLNP se hizo con 58 escaños.
	www.cidob.org /bios/castellano/lideres/b-040.htm (1148 words)

	Current Affairs
		Former prime minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, known as the world’s first woman prime minister passed away yesterday morning at the age of 84, while travelling back to Colombo after casting her vote at the parliamentary election.
		Bandaranaike was in China, in December, in an attempt to solve the border dispute between China and India, which led to war between them earlier.
		Bandaranaike was unanimously elected Chairman of the 5th Non-Aligned Conference.
	www.priu.gov.lk /news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001011world's_first_woman_prime_minister.htm (870 words)

	Bandaranaike, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias History Summary
		Sirimavo Bandaranaike dominated the Sri Lankan political scene for four decades, becoming an internationally acclaimed politician.
		Sirimavo led the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, founded by her husband, and became the world's first female prime minister in 1960.
		Dominating the politics of the country as prime minister (1960–1965 and 1970–1977) and the leader of the opposition, she changed the name of the country from Ceylon to the ancient Sri Lanka, promulgated a new constitution in 1972, called the Non-Aligned Movement's Conference in 1975, and settled the dispute with India over Kachchative Island.
	www.bookrags.com /history/worldhistory/bandaranaike-sirimavo-ratwatte-dias-ema-01 (259 words)

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