Chandrika Kumaratunga
✓ Source-basedrisingPresident of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, commonly referred to by her initials CBK, is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fifth president of Sri Lanka from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. She is the longest-serving president in Sri Lankan history. She led the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) from 1994 to 2006.
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A young Chandrika Bandaranaike with her mother, sister Sunethra, and brother Anura.
Chandrika with Sri Lankan diplomat Tissa Wijeyeratne in Paris, early 1970s
Kumaratunga (center) meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (right)
Participating in a protest in support of the Nineteenth Amendment in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2015In their own words 4
India (even) supported the government of Sri Lanka in another UN resolution in Geneva two years back.
Quoted by Archive.Indian Express, "India's vote against Sri Lanka not 'let down': ex-President", April 10, 2012.
The Chandrika government had lifted the embargo on certain goods banned by the previous regime. Vendors in the local fair sold them as Chandrika merchandise.
Swaminathan Wimal, quoted on BBC News, What is the Kumaratunga Legacy?, November 19, 2005.
Today is indeed a historic day. It is also a special day in the history of a great people, with a history of over thousands of years.
Quoted by Tamil Nation, "Chandrika's 'Devolution Proposal'", August 7, 2000.
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