Sirimavo Bandaranaike
E38698
Sirimavo Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan stateswoman who became the world’s first female prime minister and a long-serving leader of her country.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike canonical | 44 |
| Sirimavo | 1 |
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike (as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1994) | 1 |
| alumna Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the world’s first female prime minister | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T291409 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sirimavo Bandaranaike Context triple: [Dominion of Ceylon, headOfGovernment, Sirimavo Bandaranaike]
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A.
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman and founder of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party who served as prime minister in the 1950s and was assassinated while in office.
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B.
D. S. Senanayake
D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of independent Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and is widely regarded as the "Father of the Nation" for his leading role in achieving self-rule from British colonial rule.
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C.
Dudley Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman who served multiple terms as prime minister and played a key role in the country’s early post-independence politics.
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D.
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India, known for her centralizing leadership, the Emergency period, and her significant influence on Indian politics in the 20th century.
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E.
Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu
Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu is a Sri Lankan peace and human rights advocate recognized internationally for her contributions to social justice and conflict resolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sirimavo Bandaranaike Target entity description: Sirimavo Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan stateswoman who became the world’s first female prime minister and a long-serving leader of her country.
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A.
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman and founder of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party who served as prime minister in the 1950s and was assassinated while in office.
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B.
D. S. Senanayake
D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of independent Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and is widely regarded as the "Father of the Nation" for his leading role in achieving self-rule from British colonial rule.
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C.
Dudley Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman who served multiple terms as prime minister and played a key role in the country’s early post-independence politics.
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D.
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India, known for her centralizing leadership, the Emergency period, and her significant influence on Indian politics in the 20th century.
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E.
Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu
Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu is a Sri Lankan peace and human rights advocate recognized internationally for her contributions to social justice and conflict resolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sri Lankan
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ prime minister ⓘ stateswoman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1916-04-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ratnapura, British Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka
|
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Anura Bandaranaike
ⓘ
Chandrika Kumaratunga ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2000-10-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sinhalese ⓘ |
| familyName |
Bandaranaike
ⓘ
linked to:
Bandaranaike International Airport
|
| fullName |
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
ⓘ
linked to:
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Sirimavo
ⓘ
linked to:
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
|
| headOfGovernmentOf |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike ⓘ |
| motherTongue | Sinhala ⓘ |
| movement |
non-aligned movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Non-Aligned Movement
|
| notableFor |
being the first female head of government in the modern world
ⓘ
being the world’s first female prime minister ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Prime Minister of Ceylon, 1965-03-25
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, 1977-07-23 ⓘ Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, 2000-08-10 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Prime Minister of Ceylon, 1960-07-21
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, 1970-05-29 ⓘ Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, 1994-11-14 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Non-Aligned Movement summits ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Colombo, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
linked to:
Colombo
|
| politicalParty | Sri Lanka Freedom Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)
ⓘ
linked to:
Leader of the Opposition (Ceylon)
Minister of Defence of Sri Lanka ⓘ
linked to:
Minister of Defence
Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka ⓘ Prime Minister of Ceylon ⓘ Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Chandrika Kumaratunga (as Prime Minister in 1994)
ⓘ
Dudley Senanayake (as Prime Minister in 1960) ⓘ
linked to:
Dudley Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake (as Prime Minister in 1970) ⓘ
linked to:
Dudley Senanayake
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence | Horagolla Walauwa, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| spouse | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Dudley Senanayake (as Prime Minister in 1965)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dudley Senanayake
J. R. Jayewardene (as Prime Minister in 1977) ⓘ Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (as Prime Minister in 2000) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sirimavo Bandaranaike Description of subject: Sirimavo Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan stateswoman who became the world’s first female prime minister and a long-serving leader of her country.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Chandrika Kumaratunga (as Prime Minister in 1994)
Chandrika Kumaratunga
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succeededBy
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike (as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1994)
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subject linked to:
Chandrika Kumaratunga (as Prime Minister in 1994)
linked to: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
subject linked to:
Chandrika Kumaratunga (as Prime Minister in 1994)
subject linked to:
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (as Prime Minister in 2000)
St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo
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notableFor
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alumna Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the world’s first female prime minister
ⓘ
linked to: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
subject linked to:
Horagolla Walauwa, Sri Lanka
subject linked to:
Horagolla Walauwa, Sri Lanka
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike family
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike family
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike family
subject linked to:
Sirima
linked to: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
subject linked to:
Sirima
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike
subject linked to:
Sunethra
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
subject linked to:
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga