Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirimavo Bandaranaike born the April 17th 1916 and deceased the October 10th 2000, is a political woman sri lankaise (Sri Lanka). It was the first woman of the modern history to occupy the station of Prime Minister in a country. It was leader of the party of the freedom of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Its passage was not transitory since it was Prime Minister with three recoveries: of 1960 with 1965, of 1970 with 1977 and of 1994 with 2000. At the time of its third mandate, she exerted with in the chair her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga. She belongs to a family which dominated the political life in Sri Lanka all second half of the twentieth century.

Youth

Sirimavo Bandaranaike was oldest of the girls in a family cash six children. Its family was opulent, aristocratic and ground owner. Although Buddhist, Sirimavo Bandaranaike was educated in a convent of Colombo held by Catholiques nuns. In 1940, when it was 24 years old, it married Solomon Bandaranaike which created the nationalist Sri Lankan Freedom Party and to the victory at the time of the election of 1956 led it. He became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka then.

Fulgurating political career: Prime Minister

The September 26th 1959, her husband Solomon Bandaranaike is assassinated by a man disguised as a monk. In July, Sirimavo Bandaranaike is presented to the elections under the banner of Sri Lankan Freedom Partyet gains the legislative elections. The July 20th 1960, at the 44 years age, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. While thus reaching this station, it became the first woman of the History to being elected democratically with the head of a government. It will remain thus only in the world until in 1980 with the election of Vigdis Finnbogadottir in 1980, president of the Iceland. Sirimavo Bandaranaike was called " the widow in pleurs" , because it frequently burst in tears by declaring that it had engaged with " to continue the work of sound mari".

One year after its election, she declares the state of emergency to face disobedience a prolonged campaign of the Tamoule minority, which protested against its action aiming at replacing English by Sinhala like official language. In 1964, she and its cabinet knew the defeat at the time of general elections.

In 1970, it returned to the head of the country to the following elections. Its policy evolved to the left thanks to its close strong personality and its connections with the China and future the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In 1972, it declared its country a republic, which changed the name of Ceylon into Sri Lanka. It operated some nationalizations during this mandate.

Severe fall of popularity

From 1976, in spite of its international prestige, the popularity of Sirimavo Bandaranaike declined considerably inside the country. In 1973, the oil crisis made devastations in Sri Lanka. The consequences are that its economic results in half are dyed, and especially of the suspicions of corruption weigh on it and were mainly the cause of its defeat and its strong fall of notoriety. The elections of 1977, were not very favorable for him. In 1980, the Parliament shows it abuse of power and the interdict of cabinet during seven years. Its civic rights were restored in 1986.

His/her Chandrika daughter became president in 1994 and thus restored the image of the Bandaranaike family. She named her mother Prime Minister, but for this period of 1994 to 2000 this station had become more ceremonial than effective, the constitution having changed since. Chandrika wished despite everything to place a younger person at this station. Sirimavo Bandaranaike renonça with regret with the capacity the August 10th 2000. She succumbed to an heart attack while returning to her after having voted last once at the time of an election, at the 84 years age.

Family life

It was the woman of precede Prime Minister by Sri Lanka, Solomon Bandaranaike and the mother of Chandrika Kumaratunga third president of Sri Lanka. She is also the mother of Anura Bandaranaike, Minister for tourism of Sri Lanka and Sunethra Bandaranaike, philanthropist.

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