Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916-2000) became the first woman prime minister in the world when she was chosen to head the Sri Lankan Freedom Party government in 1960, following the assassination of her husband. She pursued policies of nonalignment abroad...

(1916–2000), Sri Lankan politician. Sirimavo Bandaranaike dominated the Sri Lankan political scene for four decades, becoming an internationally acclaimed politician. She was born on 16 April 1916 to an influential family. Her parents were...

Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (April 17, 1916 - October 10, 2000) was a politician from Sri Lanka. She was prime minister of Sri Lanka three times, 1960-1965, 1970-1977 and 1994-2000, and was the world's first female prime minister. She was a...

SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE became the world's first elected woman prime minister on 21 July 1960, of what was then Ceylon and in 1972 became Sri Lanka. In a political career spanning four decades, she dealt with a left- wing insurgency in the south of the...

Sirimavo Bandaranaike, a "first" among women, died on October 10th, aged 84 FAME came suddenly to Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka in 1960 when she was made the world's first female prime minister. Newspapers around the world had gentle fun speculating about...

To get a sense of what kind of legacy Benazir Bhutto, the Muslim world's first female leader, left behind for the women of Pakistan, look no further than those who were contending for the top spot in the political party she led.The four have one...