Mahinda Rajapaksa

Mahinda Rajapaksa (born November 18, 1945), Sri Lankan politician, became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on April 6, 2004, following the victory of the United People's Freedom Alliance in the April 2, 2004 Sri Lankan legislative elections. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The following is a list of Sri Lankan Prime Ministers: Don Stephen Senanayake (February 4, 1948 - March 26, 1952) Dudley Shelton Senanayake (March 26, 1952 - October 12, 1953) John Lionel Kotalawela (October 12, 1953 - April 12, 1956) Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (April 12, 1956 - September 26, 1959) Vijayananda Dahanayake (September... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Peoples Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. ... 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Legislative elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. ...

Rajapakse, a Sinhalese Buddhist from the southern district of Hambantota, is a lawyer who has represented the area in the Sri Lanka Parliament since 1970. His father represented the same area between 1947 and 1960. He is a long-time ally of President Chandrika Kumaratunga, whose Sri Lanka Freedom Party is the largest party in the Alliance. The Alliance won the largest number of seats at the elections but does not have an overall majority. The Sinhalese are the native inhabitants of Sri Lanka. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... Hambantota is a district in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mrs. ... The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka, led by Chandrika Kumaratunga. ...

Kumaratunga was widely expected to appoint her close advisor and former Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, as Prime Minister. But Kadirgamar, who is not a member of Parliament, lacks popular credentials. The fact that he is a Tamil and a Christian may also have counted against him. Lakshman Kadirgamar Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan politician (born April 12, 1932), was appointed Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka in April 2004. ... Tamil girls in Tiruvannamalai The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back almost two millennia. ... In its simplist form, a Christian is a follower of and a believer in Jesus of Nazareth. ...

Rajapakse was Minister for Labour and for Fisheries in Kumaratunga's cabinet from 1994 to 2001. He created controversy when he moved to introduce a labour charter and set up villages for fishermen. His labour reforms were resisted by employers who asked Kumaratunga to remove him from the labour ministry. His labour charter was never implemented. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Unlike some members of the new government coalition, Rajapakse is believed to support peace talks with the Tamil Tigers as a means of ending the civil war with the Tamil secessionist movement. A coin issued by the LTTE. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, pronounced L-T-T), also known as the Tamil Tigers, is the main Tamil anti-government organization operating in Sri Lanka. ... The Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka describes the ongoing (though as of 2001 somewhat diminished) conflict between the majority Sinhala-speaking Buddhists and minority Tamils (mostly Hindu) on the island-nation of Sri Lanka. ...

Rajapaksa was chosen in front of Anura Bandaranaike, brother of President Chandrika Kumaratunga as the Presidential Candidate of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party for the Presidential election due in late 2005. Rajapaksa is up against Ranil Wickremasinghe, the leader of the United National Party (Sri Lanka's largest political party) in this election. Rajapaksa often referred in the nickname Italic textMalwattiItalic text for his devoutness as a Buddhist has shown little skill as a diplomat when compared with his counterpart and is very unlikely to win the minorities due to his unclear positions upon major issues. His opportunistic behaviours may still help him overhaul the former Prime Minister and Opposition leader in the upcoming Presidential Race. Anura Bandaranaike is the son of Solomon Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. ... Mrs. ... The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka, led by Chandrika Kumaratunga. ... Ranil Wickremesinghe (born March 24, 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician. ... The United National Party (UNP, Sinhalese: Ekshat Jathika Pakshaya, Tamil: ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி) is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka. ...