Dingiri Banda Wijetunga

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
ඩිංගිරි බණ්ඩා විජේතුංග
டிங்கிரி பண்ட விஜேதுங்க
Wijetunga in 1994
4th President of Sri Lanka
In office
7 May 1993 – 12 November 1994
Acting: 1 May 1993 – 7 May 1993
Prime MinisterHimself
Ranil Wickremasinghe
Chandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded byRanasinghe Premadasa
Succeeded byChandrika Kumaratunga
9th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
In office
6 March 1989 – 7 May 1993
PresidentRanasinghe Premadasa
Preceded byRanasinghe Premadasa
Succeeded byRanil Wickremasinghe
Leader of the United National Party
In office
7 May 1993 – 12 November 1994
Preceded byRanasinghe Premadasa
Succeeded byRanil Wickremasinghe
Personal details
Born(1916-02-15)15 February 1916
Udunuwara, British Ceylon
(now in Sri Lanka)
Died21 September 2008(2008-09-21) (aged 92)
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Political partyUnited National Party
SpouseWimalawathi Kumarihami
ChildrenChithrangani Wijetunga

Sri Lankabhimanya Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (Sinhala: ඩිංගිරි බණ්ඩා විජේතුංග; Tamil: டிங்கிரி பண்ட விஜேதுங்க; 15 February 1916 – 21 September 2008) was the fourth President of Sri Lanka from 7 May 1993 to 12 November 1994, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 3 March 1989 to 7 May 1993 and the Governor of North Western province, Sri Lanka from 1988 to 1989. He was awarded Sri Lankabhimanya, Sri Lanka's highest civilian award in 1993 by President Ranasinghe Premadasa.


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