S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
(1899-1959)
Sri Lankan politician
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Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhala: සොලොමන් වෙස්ට් රිජ්වේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක,Tamil: சாலமன் வெஸ்ட் ரிட்ஜ்வே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கா; 8 January 1899 – 26 September 1959), frequently referred to as S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, was the fourth Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) and founder of the left-wing and Sinhalese nationalist Sri Lanka Freedom Party. S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike became the prime minister of Ceylon in 1956 and carried out left wing reforms such as nationalizing bus services and introducing legislation to prohibit caste based discrimination. Bandaranaike is also remembered for removing British naval and air bases in Sri Lanka and establishing diplomatic missions with a number of communist states.
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8 January 1899 Ceylon
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| Died |
26 September 1959 (aged 60) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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