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Official website. Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike[alt 1] (8 January 1899 – 26 September 1959), also known as "The Silver Bell of Asia" (ආසියාවේ රිදී සීනුව), was a Ceylonese statesman who served as the fourth Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), serving from 1956 until his assassination.
Sep 22, 2024 · S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was a statesman and prime minister of Ceylon (1956–59), whose election marked a significant change in the political history of modern Ceylon. Educated at the University of Oxford, he was called to the bar in 1925.
Bandaranaike Samadhi (where S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was entombed) at Horagolla, Sri Lanka. Following the inquiry proceedings, Bandaranaike's body was taken to the Parliament building at Galle Face to lie in state for two days. Thousands came, day and night, to pay their respects.
S W R D Bandaranaike was the fourth Prime Minister of Sri Lanka serving from April 1956, when his party, the Sri Lanka, Freedom Party, won a landslide victory at the general election, until his death at the hands of an assassin in September 1959.
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaiek (Sinhala: සොලමන් වෙස්ට් රිජ්වේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක, Tamil: சாலமன் வெஸ்ட் ரிச்சர்ட் டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கா; 8 January 1899 – 26 September 1959) commonly known as S. W. R. D ...
Jan 10, 2020 · For detailed accounts of the assassination and subsequent legal proceedings, see A.C. Alles, Famous Criminal Cases of Sri Lanka (3): The Assassination of Prime Minister S.W.R D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka: Taylor & Francis, 1979; Lucian G. Weeramantry, Assassination of a Prime Minister: The Bandaranaike Murder Case, Geneva: Taylor & Francis, 1969.
Every morning, before going to Parliament, Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike (1899-1959) met petitioners, rich and poor, who lined up at his residence at 65 Rosmead Place, Colombo.
S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. (Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike) (1899–1959), Sri Lankan statesman, born in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka); educated at Oxford; after return to Ceylon served as member of State Council and House of Representatives; minister of health and local government, 1947–51; left ruling United National party, formed ...
biography. His Life, family and journey in politics. From the Picture Gallery. The SWRD Bandaranaike Museum is located at the BMICH and is open to the public everyday except on Mondays and public holidays. Knowledge Base. latest news.
Oct 3, 2020 · Sixty-one years ago on September 25, 1959 Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (SWRDB) the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka known as Ceylon then was shot and seriously wounded by a Buddhist monk. Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike succumbed to his injuries. and passed away the following day.
