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Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (born on February 15, 1922) was the Governor of North Western province, Sri Lanka from 1988 to 1989, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from March 03, 1989 to May 07, 1993 and President of Sri Lanka from May 01, 1993 to November 12, 1994. February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Wayamba Province in Sri Lanka North Western Province, or Wayamba Province as it is known in Sri Lanka is a province of Sri Lanka. ...
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Early life
Wijetunga was born to a middle class Sinhala Buddhist family living on the outskirts of the then Udunuwara Parliamentary seat in the Kandy District of the Central Province in Sri Lanka. On completion of his secondary education he joined the Co-operative Department as an Inspector. The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ...
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The Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy Kandy (මහ නුවර in Sinhala கணà¯à®Ÿà®¿ in Tamil) is a city in the centre of Sri Lanka. ...
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Political Career He closely associated with veteran politicians like George E. de Silva and A. Ratnayake. A. Ratnayake who was then Minister of Food and Co-operatives in the D.S. Senanayake Cabinet took him as his Private Secretary. This article needs to be wikified. ...
He joined the United National Party in 1946. He entered Parliament for the first time when he successfully contested the Udunuwara Parliamentary seat at the 1965 general election and quickly made a reputation for himself as an excellent Member of Parliament who constantly worked for the welfare of his electors. In terms of meeting the needs of his constituents, he was considered the most effective MP in that Parliament. The United National Party (UNP, Sinhalese:(pronounced Eksath Jathika Pakshaya), Tamil: à®à®•à¯à®•à®¿à®¯ தேசியக௠கடà¯à®šà®¿) is a political party in Sri Lanka. ...
He lost the Udunuwara seat in 1970 but was returned to Parliament in the 1977 UNP landslide, being appointed Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the J.R. Jayewardene administration. During this regime Wijetunga functioned in various ministerial capacities holding the portfolios of Posts and Telecommunication, Power, Highways and Agricultural Development. Junius Richard Jayewardene (September 17, 1906 November 1, 1996) was a Sri Lankan politician. ...
He served briefly as the Governor of North Western province in 1988 before returning to Parliamentary politics a few months later. In the last general election he contested he secured the largest number of votes in the Central Province. A governor is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the Head of state; furthermore the title applies to officials with a similar mandate as representatives of a chartered company which has...
Wayamba Province in Sri Lanka North Western Province, or Wayamba Province as it is known in Sri Lanka is a province of Sri Lanka. ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. ...
Province is a name for a subnational entity. ...
Prime Minister Wijetunga was surprisingly appointed Prime Minister in 1989 by President Ranasinghe Premadasa. Party heavyweights such as Gamini Dissanayake and Lalith Athulathmudali were overlooked apparently because the President favoured a deputy who had no further political ambitions. He also held the Ministries of Finance and Labour and Vocational Training in addition to being the State Minister of Defence in the Premadasa administration. Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ...
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Lionel Gamini Dissanayake (March 20, 1942 - October 24, 1994) was a prominent Sri Lankan politician and a former Presidential candidate. ...
As Prime Minister Wijetunga performed the role expected of him by the President to perfection, playing second fiddle to the charismatic Premadasa. Within the party however there was a simmering winter of discontent, as cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament found themselves powerless as the iron-fisted President used wide executive authority to centralize power to his office.
The former Prime Ministerial aspirants and arch rivals Dissanayake and Athulathmudali united to lead an abortive attempt to impeach the President. Both of them were expelled from the party and consequently lost their Parliamentary seats.
Athulathmudali was shot dead in April 1993 while campaiging for the Provincial Council elections. The killing provoked widespread protests against the government and allegations were hurled at the President for complicity in the assassination. A week later President Premadasa was also murdered in Colombo on May Day 1993 in a suicide bombing widely considered to be an act of the Tamil Tigers). Wijetunga became acting President till Parliament convened to elect a successor to the slain President in terms of the Constitution. Location Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates , Government District Colombo Division, Colombo District Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Independent Group) Geographical characteristics Area City 248 mi²/ 642 km² Land / km² Water / km² Demographics Population City (2001) 647,100 ( 2001 census ) Density 3,305/km² Metro 2,234,289 (Colombo...
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Tamil Tigers emblem The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers, is a military and political organization that has waged a violent secessionist campaign against the Sri Lankan Government since the 1970s in order to secure independence for the Tamil portions of Sri Lanka. ...
The amiable Wijetunga was elected unanimously by Parliament to complete the remainder of Premadasa's term. The humble Kandyan peasant farmer was sworn in as the third executive President of the country on May 7 1993.
In a moving farwell speech to Parliament Wijetunga cited Shakespeare's oft-quoted line "Do not be afraid of greatness, Some men are born great, Some achieve greatness, And some have greatness thrust upon them."
President As president, Wijetunga set about his work in his own simplistic, inimitable fashion. After the authoritarian Premadasa, Wijetunga ushered in a more political free era.
However after 17 years of rule, the country was in no mood to give his party a fourth term in office. His rule also coincided with the rise of Chandrika Kumaratunga within the ranks of the SLFP. The charismatic daughter of two Prime Ministers was a refreshing contrast to the humble village peasant in President Wijetunga. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (born June 29, 1945) was the 5th President of Sri Lanka and 4th Executive President of Sri Lanka (November 12, 1994 - November 19, 2005). ...
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sinhala: à·à·Šà¶»à·“ ලංක෠නිදහස් පක්ෂය pron:Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya) is a major political party in Sri Lanka. ...
His rather hawkish approach to the ethnic conflict also made him unpopular especially among the minorities who traditionally backed his party.
After a decisive defeat in the Southern Provincial Council Election in 1994, he dissolved parliament in August that year, in a desperate bid to stem the rising wave of popularity of Chandrika Kumaratunga.
However his party was defeated in the hustings and Wijetunga graciously appointed Kumaratunga as Prime Minister. Even though under the constitution, Wijetunga was bestowed with wide powers, he wisely chose not to exercise much authority, letting the Prime Minister manage the affairs of the country.
He relinquished office in November 1994 after Kumaratunga was elected President by an unprecedented majority. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
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