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  1. Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (15 February 1949 – 16 March 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000-2001) and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988).

  2. Mar 20, 2024 · The SLFP, with eight seats, became the name-sake "Opposition Party." Anura Bandaranaike became the Leader of the Opposition (1983), the youngest in Sri Lanka as well as the whole of the democratic world. That was the beginning of his illustrious career in parliamentary democracy.

  3. Mar 16, 2008 · Anura Bandaranaike, a member of a political dynasty, served as foreign minister and opposition leader in Sri Lanka. He died in 2008 at the age of 59 after an illness, according to a government spokesman.

  4. Feb 15, 2019 · Anura Bandaranaike was the grandson of Maha Mudliyar Bandaranaike and Ratwatte Disawe. The marriage of his father Solomon Bandaranaike and mother Sirima Ratwatte was hailed then as a political union between two prestigious Low Country and Hill-Country Sinhala families.

  5. Feb 14, 2024 · Anura Bandaranaike born on 15 February 1949 was regarded as the crown prince of Lankan politics due to the fact that he was the son of SWRD and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Both of them served as Prime Ministers. Despite this impressive political pedigree, Anura was never a Prime Minister or President.

  6. The web page announces the death of Hon. Anura Bandaranaike, a former Speaker and Minister of Sri Lanka, on March 16, 2008. It also provides details of his political career and the tribute paid by the Parliament members and staff.

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  8. The matter was brought before a Select Committee and a resolution was mooted to bring another Chief Justice before a Select Committee that was restrained by the Supreme Court that led to Hon. Anura Bandaranaike as Speaker to make a ruling that there was no legal obligation to comply with the Supreme Court order.