Morris Rajapaksa (died 11 July 1995) was the 3rd

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...

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. He was appointed on 22 August 1994 succeeding

Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (; ; born 29 June 1945), commonly referred to by her initials CBK, is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka, President of Sri Lanka from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. ...

, after she was elected as

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. Rajapaska served as Chief Minister until his death on 11 July 1995. He was succeeded by Susil Premajayanth.

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