Ranasinghe Premadasa

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Ranasinghe Premadasa was the President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993, known for his populist policies, extensive housing programs, and leadership during a turbulent period of civil conflict and political violence.

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instanceOf President of Sri Lanka
human
politician
activeDuring Sri Lankan Civil War
second JVP insurrection
birthName Ranasinghe Premadasa
causeOfDeath assassination
child Sajith Premadasa
countryOfCitizenship Sri Lanka
dateOfBirth 1924-06-23
dateOfDeath 1993-05-01
education St. Benedict's College, Colombo
St. Joseph's College, Colombo
ethnicGroup Sinhalese
gender male
headOfGovernment Sri Lanka
ideology populism
implementedPolicy low-cost housing schemes
poverty alleviation programs
urban renewal projects
killedBy Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
knownFor Gam Udawa village reawakening program
Jan Saviya poverty alleviation program
extensive housing programs
leadership during Sri Lankan Civil War
populist policies
languageSpoken Sinhala
mannerOfDeath homicide
name Ranasinghe Premadasa
nationality Sri Lankan
linked to: Sri Lanka
notableEvent assassinated by suicide bomber during May Day rally
officeEnd 1993
officeStart 1989
placeOfBirth Colombo
placeOfDeath Colombo
politicalParty United National Party
positionHeld Minister of Local Government, Housing and Construction
President of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
precededBy Junius Richard Jayewardene
linked to: J. R. Jayewardene
primeMinisterTermEnd 1989
primeMinisterTermStart 1978
regionOfActivity South Asia
religion Buddhism
residence Colombo
servedAs Prime Minister under President J. R. Jayewardene
spouse Hema Premadasa
succeededBy Dingiri Banda Wijetunga

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Sri Lankan Civil War governmentLeader Ranasinghe Premadasa
United National Party hasNotableLeader Ranasinghe Premadasa
United National Party hasPrimeMinisterProduced Ranasinghe Premadasa
United National Party hasPresidentProduced Ranasinghe Premadasa
J. R. Jayewardene succeededBy Ranasinghe Premadasa as President of Sri Lanka
linked to: Ranasinghe Premadasa
J. R. Jayewardene succeededBy Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranasinghe Premadasa name Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranasinghe Premadasa birthName Ranasinghe Premadasa
Eelam War II hasCommander Ranasinghe Premadasa