Chandrika Kumaratunga Politician

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (Sinhala: චන්ද්‍රිකා බන්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග,Tamil: சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்கே குமாரதுங்கா; born 29 June 1945) was the fifth President of Sri Lanka, who served from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. The country's only female president to date, she is the daughter of two former prime ministers and also the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until the end of 2005.

Personal facts

Birth date	June 29, 1945
Nationality	Sri Lanka
Religion	Theravada
Education	Sciences Po
Spouse	Vijaya Kumaranatunga

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Office holder

office	President of Sri Lanka Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
president	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
prime minister	Ranil Wickremasinghe Sirimavo Bandaranaike Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Mahinda Rajapaksa
successor	Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mahinda Rajapaksa