Ranasinghe Premadasa
President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993
Ranasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: රණසිංහ ප්රේමදාස; Tamil: ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was the third President of Sri Lanka. He was president 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.
Ranasinghe Premadasa | |
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 at Bangabhaban in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1992. | |
| Born | June 23, 1924 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died | May 1, 1993 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Cause of death | Murder by suicide bomb |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation | President of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Predecessor | Junius Jayewardene |
| Successor | Dingiri Wijetunga |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse | Hema Premadasa |
| Children | Sajith Premadasa, Dulanjali |
Death
changeOn May 1, 1993, Premadasa was killed by an LTTE with a suicide bomb. He was 68 years old. 22 others were also killed in the attack and 60 others were injured.
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