History of Sri Lanka/Chandrika Kumaratunga

Chandrika Kumaratunga with retired four-star general in the United States Army, Colin Powell

Chandrika Kumaratunga (Sinhala: චන්ද්‍රිකා බන්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග, Tamil: சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born on June 29, 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.

She is the longest-serving president in Sri Lankan history. She was elected in 1994, defeating UNP candidate Srima Dissanayake in the largest landslide victory in Sri Lankan history, securing 62% of the votes. Kumaratunga was reelected in 1999, defeating UNP candidate and Leader of the Opposition, Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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  1. ↑ "Profile: Chandrika Kumaratunga". BBC Profile: Chandrika Kumaratunga. 2005-08-26. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
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