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  1. island.lk › s-w-r-d-bandaranaike-1899-1959-laid-low-by-sixS.W.R.D Bandaranaike – (1899- 1959): laid low by six bullets from...

    2 days ago · Features. S.W.R.D Bandaranaike – (1899- 1959): laid low by six bullets from an assassin’s weapon. Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike who was Maha Mudaliyar or Chief Interpreter to the Governor was born on May 22, 1862. Sir Solomon acted as extra A.D.C. to His Majesty King George V of England during the latter’s visit to Ceylon as Duke of York ...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sirimavo_BandaranaikeSirimavo Bandaranaike - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · Bandaranaike campaigned in S.W.R.D.'s Attanagalla constituency during the 1952 parliamentary election, while he travelled around the country to garner support. Though the Freedom Party won only nine seats during that election, S.W.R.D. was elected to Parliament and became Leader of the Opposition.

  4. www.dailynews.lk › 2024/07/09 › editorialStrikes as a political tool? - DailyNews

    7 hours ago · If necessary, laws should be brought in to punish these political inciters. Even during the time of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, left political parties continually organised strikes, particularly in the ports, in order to deprive people of food supplies and invite their wrath on the authorities. A similar move could not be ruled out even at present.

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  6. www.elanka.com.au › nationalisms-in-ceylon-originsNationalisms in Ceylon: Origins, Stimulants and Ingredients-by

    3 days ago · The picture of young S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike before a spinning wheel, with accompanying discourse, for instance, was nothing but unadulterated imitation.139 Indeed, the nationalist activities in Ceylon abound with references to such ideas and techniques as “soul force,” “passive resistance” and “non-violence,” or to such symbols as ...

  7. www.britannica.com › place › Sri-LankaSri Lanka - Island Nation, Culture, History | Britannica

    1 day ago · S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. The various factors of political and economic discontent converged after 1955, and a new Sinhalese nationalism was unleashed. It found a spokesman in S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. In the 1956 elections the UNP was defeated, and Bandaranaike’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) came to power.

  8. www.dailymirror.lk › opinion › Farewell-Mr-Sampanthan-championFarewell Mr. Sampanthan- champion for unity in diversity

    3 days ago · On Independence Day February 4, the next year Mr. Jayewardene introduced the Executive Presidential system with the then Federal Party leader A. Amirthalingam becoming the Leader of the Opposition ...

  9. www.ft.lk › 2013/04/4082Sri Lanka's only business publication | Daily FT

    7 hours ago · S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike: Victim of sordid politics and unmitigated avarice Saturday, 26 September 2020 00:05 Comprehending the puzzles of 19th and 20th Amendments