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3 unusual facts about Sirimavo Bandaranaike


Ragging in Sri Lanka

In 1974, ragging of some trainee mathematics teachers at the then Vidyalankara University (now University of Kelaniya) prompted Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike's Government to appoint V. W. Kularatne Commission to probe the incident.

Thisara Samarasinghe

He also won the Best Commander’s Prize in 1972 receiving the award from Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

Tim Wohlforth

They were expelled in 1964 after demanding a discussion of the significance of the Sri Lankan LSSP's entry into the government of Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike.


Prime Minister of Israel

Meir was Israel's first woman prime minister, and the third in the world (after Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Indira Gandhi).


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