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Chandrika Kumoratunga Biography and Timeline

Follow Chandrika Kumoratunga through 2 dated historical records for Sri Lanka.

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Chandrika Kumoratunga, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records

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1994–1994Years on this page

1994

9 November 1994

President of Sri Lanka

President of Sri Lanka · Government / Government of Sri Lanka

Appointed President of Sri Lanka, 1st woman to hold this post

9 November 1994

Election

Politics / Peoples Alliance

Wins a landslide victory in the Presidential election

Records, sources and methodology

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