Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: රණසිංහ ප්රේමදාසTamil: ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 to 1 May 1993. Before that he served as the Prime Minister in the government headed by J. R. Jayewardene from 6 February 1978 to 1 January 1989. He was assassinated in Colombo in a suicide bombing by the LTTE.
active years end date
1989-03-03, 1993-05-01
active years start date
1978-02-06, 1989-01-02
birth date
1924-06-23
birth place
Sri Lanka, Colombo, British Ceylon
child
Sajith Premadasa
death date
1993-05-01
death place
Sri Lanka, Colombo
nationality
Sri Lanka
order in office
3rd, President of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
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