Thanks. Didn't know thisMrs Bandaranayaka became prime minister without contesting a parliament seat in 1960.
She came to parliament as a senator, not as an elected member of lower house.
Born into a wealthy family, she married the politician S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike in 1940 and began to interest herself in social welfare. After her husband, who became prime minister in 1956, was assassinated in 1959, she was induced by his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to become the party’s leader. The SLFP won a decisive victory at the general election in July 1960, and she became prime minister.
Now this shit got little messed up. We weren't officially called Sri Lanka until 70s afaik. The bloody constitution came only in 78 right. So did we have two names back then. Must have been really awkward. Come to think of it where the f*** did we get the name Sri Lanka from.
PS : WTF!!!!!
So the country's name was based on pure crap of Hinduism. I feel bad now
Thanks man
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