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Premadasa Family
Premadasa is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following people: ;Surname *Hema Premadasa (born 1935), Sri Lankan politician and former First Lady of Sri Lanka *Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924–1993), Prime Minister and President of Sri Lanka *Sajith Premadasa (born 1967), Sri Lankan politician, the son of Hema and Ranasinghe Premadasa See also * *Premadasa cabinet (1989–1993) *R. Premadasa Stadium The Ranasinghe Premadasa Cricket Stadium (RPS) (, ; formerly known as Khettarama Stadium) is a cricket stadium on Khettarama Road, in the Maligawatta suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The stadium was, before June 1994, known as the Khettarama Cricke ..., Colombo, Sri Lanka {{surname Surnames of Sinhalese origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala People
The Sinhalese people (), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more than 15.2 million. The Sinhalese people speak Sinhala, an insular Indo-Aryan language. Sinhalese people are predominantly Theravada Buddhists, although a significant minority of Sinhalese follow branches of Christianity and other religions. Since 1815, Sinhalese people were broadly divided into two subgroups: the up-country Sinhalese of the central mountainous regions, and the low-country Sinhalese of the coastal regions. Although both groups speak the same language, they are distinguished as they observe different cultural customs. According to the '' Mahavamsa'', a Pali chronicle compiled by Buddhist monks of the Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya in Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese descend from settlers who immigrated to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hema Premadasa
Hema Premadasa (''née'' Wickramatunge; born 27 October 1934) is a Sri Lankan politician and widow of Ranasinghe Premadasa, 3rd President of Sri Lanka. She was the First Lady of Sri Lanka, first lady of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 to 1 May 1993, when her husband was Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa, assassinated. As first lady, she visited accident sites and hospitals when Sri Lankans were injured. Although Premadasa was married to a politician, she attempted to form a unique identity for herself in the Sri Lankan political landscape. She was a member and also president of the Seva Vanitha Movement (SVM). In 1991, even though the Sri Lankan government attempted to ban the Mothers' Front rally, Premadasa held her own rally on the same day. Later, she made her own attempts to run for presidency in 1994 Sri Lankan presidential election, 1994. She was forced to call off her campaign after opposition parties ran a "scurrilous poster campaign". Premadasa is the mother of Sajith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa ( ''Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa''; ''Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā''; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was a Sri Lankan politician and statesman who served as the third President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 until his Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa, assassination in 1993. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 6 February 1978 to 2 January 1989. Premadasa's tenure as prime minister made him the longest-serving uninterrupted Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, having served in the post for nearly 11 years. He was the first person to be conferred with Sri Lanka's highest civilian award, the Sri Lankabhimanya in 1986 by President J. R. Jayewardene. Early life Ranasinghe Premadasa was born on 23 June 1924 at Dias Place, Colombo 11, to the family of Richard Ranasinghe (Ranasinghe Mudalali) of Kosgoda and Battuwita Jayasinghe Arachchige Ensina Hamine of Batuwita, Horana. Premadasa was the oldest of five children, three sisters, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sajith Premadasa
Sajith Premadasa (, ; born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka and a Member of Parliament for the Colombo District. He is the current leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. Sajith Premadasa is the son of Ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993. He was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Royal College, Colombo and Mill Hill School before entering the London School of Economics. He was doing his postgraduate studies at the University of Maryland when his father was assassinated in 1993. Following his father's assassination, he returned to Sri Lanka and entered politics. He was elected to parliament in 2000, representing the Hambantota District as a member the United National Party, his father's party, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Health in 2001, serving until 2004. He was appointed deputy leader of the UNP in 2011 and was appointed Minister of Housing and Samurdhi in Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premadasa Cabinet
The Premadasa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Ranasinghe Premadasa between 1989 and 1993. It was formed in January 1989 after the presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The p ... and it ended in May 1993 with Premadasa's assassination. Cabinet members Non-cabinet ministers Ministers of state District ministers Notes References {{List of Sri Lankan cabinets Cabinet of Sri Lanka 1989 establishments in Sri Lanka 1993 disestablishments in Sri Lanka Cabinets established in 1989 Cabinets disestablished in 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
