Bandaranaike
[ bahn-drah-nee-kee ]
noun
Si·ri·ma·vo [see-ree-mah-vaw], /ˌsi riˈmɑ vɔ/, 1916–2000, Sri Lankan political leader: prime minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1960–65, 1970–77.
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Bandaranaike
/ (ˌbændərəˈnaɪɪkə) /
noun
Chandrika: See Kumaratunge
Sirimavo (ˌsɪrɪˈmɑːvəʊ). 1916–2000, prime minister of Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon (1960–65; 1970–77; 1994–2000); the world's first woman prime minister
her husband, Solomon . 1899–1959, prime minister of Ceylon (1956–59); assassinated
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