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  1. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (Sinhala: චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග; Tamil: சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 June 1945), commonly referred to by her initials CBK, is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ...

  2. Jun 25, 2024 · Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (born June 29, 1945, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]) is a member of a prominent Sri Lankan political family, who was the first woman to serve as the country’s president (1994–2005). Chandrika Bandaranaike was the daughter of two former prime ministers.

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  3. Former Executive President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was born on June 29, 1945, into a family with a long history of public service. Her father, Solomon Bandaranaike, an Oxford educated barrister was elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1956.

  4. May 18, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka's first female president and a daughter of two former prime ministers. Explore her political achievements, challenges, and controversies in the context of the ethnic conflict and violence in the country.

  5. Dec 6, 2022 · Former Executive President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga was born on June 29, 1945 into a family with a long history of public service. Her father, Solomon Bandaranaike, an oxford educated barrister was elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1956.

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  7. Aug 30, 2022 · For over 15 years now, former two-term President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has stayed out of active politics, involving herself in efforts towards reconciliation and...

  8. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Cinnamon Gardens. 123K likes · 233 talking about this. The 4th Executive President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (1994 - 2005)