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Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Kumaratunga became the first female president of Sri Lanka in 1994. She remained president until 2005. Both of her parents, Solomon and Sirimavo Bandaranaike, had served as prime minister.
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Sri Lanka; Kumaratunga, Chandrika Bandaranaike
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