Lionel Gamini Dissanayake (March 20, 1942 - October 24, 1994) was a prominent Sri Lankanpolitician and a former Presidential candidate. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ...
He was born in Kandy in the hillcountry of Sri Lanka. His father served as an MP and a Deputy Minister in the Sri Lanka Freedom Party government of Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike after his departure from the United National Party. The wealthy Dissanayake family resided in both Kandy as well as Nuwara Eliya. Gamini Dissanayake had his schooling at the prestigious Trinity College (Kandy), and received his tertiary education at the Sri Lanka Law College. Later in life, he completed an MPhil Degree in International Relations at Cambridge University. The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy Kandy (the Sacred City of Kandy) is a city in the centre of Sri Lanka. ... The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka, led by Chandrika Kumaratunga. ... Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (1899-1959) was Prime Minister (1956-59) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka). ... 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. ... The Temple of the Tooth in Kandy Kandy (the Sacred City of Kandy) is a city in the centre of Sri Lanka. ... Nuwara Eliya, (pronounced Noo-ray-lee-ya), the City of Light, is a town in Sri Lanka. ... Jump to: navigation, search // History Although Trinity College was founded in 1872, its antecedents go back to 1817 when the first missionaries from Britain, Mr. ...
In the 1994 election, the SLFP gained control of parliament after 17 years of unbroken UNP rule.
While in opposition many of UNP stalwarts were killed by an LTTE suicide terrorist attack during an election rally which saw the assassination of GaminiDissanayake, the UNP's presidential candidate.
The UNP easily came to power in the 2001 election in a platform of peace with LTTE and economic resurgence, and won all but one district in the country.
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