Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa; Tamil: ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā; 23 June 1924 …

Ranasinghe Premadasa, the ninth prime minister and second president of Sri Lanka, was born on June 23, 1924, in Colombo. He came from a family of modest means.

Jun 23, 2024 · Under the 1978 constitution, the Prime Minister, Ranasinghe Premadasa, would become Acting President until parliament chose a successor from among its members.

Jun 22, 2025 · Sri Lanka’s second executive president, Ranasinghe Premadasa, was born on June 23, 1924, 101 years ago as of this week.

May 1, 2025 · When Ranasinghe Premadasa became Sri Lanka’s President in 1989, it was nothing short of a remarkable personal triumph. Coming from an ordinary background, he …

May 2, 1993 · The assassination of President Ranasinghe Premadasa came just a week after the country's leading opposition politician, Lalith Athulathmudali, was gunned down.

Jun 25, 2024 · Writing a preface to the Premadasa Philosophy, Ranil Wickremasinghe, then the Prime Minister, noted, “Ranasinghe Premadasa was extraordinary in several senses. He was …

Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාසRaṇasiṃha Premadāsa; Tamil: ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசாRaṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā; 23 June 1924 …

Ranasinghe Premadasa was killed along with 17 others on 1 May, Saturday, 1993, around 12.45 p.m. during UNP's May day rally in Colombo, by an LTTE suicide bomber.

Jul 3, 2024 · Ranasinghe Premadasa created history as the first member of a non-Govigama caste to become Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. There were however more hurdles to be cleared …