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Bandaranaike
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Bandaranaike
1. Chandrika. See Chandrika Kumaratunga
2. Sirimavo . 1916--2000, prime minister of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon (1960--65; 1970--77; 1994--2000); the world's first woman prime minister
3. her husband, Solomon. 1899--1959, prime minister of Ceylon (1956--59); assassinated


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Catherene de Alwis, the founder of the DSM order was a relative of her grandfather, Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranayake.
Despite being accused of having links between the Tamil Tigers and the United National Party (UNP) by the previous Peoples Alliance (PA) government (led by President Chandirika Bandaranayake Kumaranatunga), people in Sri Lanka (majority Sinhalese and minorities such as Tamils and Muslims) have elected the UNP and its supporters to govern the country in the elections held on 5 December, 2001.
 
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