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Sirimavo Bandaranaike

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike Biography - Sirima, Ceylon Minister, Sri Lanka | Great Woman's Biography |

 

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News 1st : A look at the illustrious life of Sirimavo Bandaranaike – the world’s first female PM

 

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The day Sri Lanka elected its first female prime minister

 

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The late Sirimavo Bandaranaike remembered

 

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan stateswoman. She became the world's first female head of government when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, serving three terms 1960–1965, 1970–1977 and 1994–2000.