Ranasinghe Premadasa President

Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස,Tamil: ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா; 23 June 1923 – 1 May 1993) was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 to 1 May 1993. Before that, he served as the Prime Minister in the government headed by J. R. Jayewardene from 6 February 1978 to 1 January 1989. He was assassinated in Colombo in a suicide bombing, by the LTTE.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 23, 1924
Birth place
Sri Lanka , Colombo , British Ceylon
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Religion
Theravada
Date of deathMay 01, 1993
Place of death
Sri Lanka , Colombo
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