S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:birthPlace Ratnapura,_Ceylon
gptkbp:born January 8, 1899
gptkbp:casualties September 26, 1959
gptkbp:children gptkb:Chandrika_Kumaratunga
gptkbp:contribution Education reforms
Agricultural policies
Economic policies
Social welfare policies
Land reforms
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:died September 26, 1959
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_College,_Colombo
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Solomon_West_Ridgeway_Dias_Bandaranaike
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Democratic_socialism_in_Sri_Lanka
Post-colonial politics
Social justice movements
Cultural nationalism
Social democratic movements
Economic independence movements
Buddhist_revivalism
Political_discourse_in_Sri_Lanka
Ceylonese_identity
Nationalism_in_Sri_Lanka
Anti-imperialism_in_Sri_Lanka
Language_policy_in_Sri_Lanka
Political_culture_in_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:influenced Sri Lankan politics
gptkbp:knownFor Promoting_Sinhala_language
gptkbp:launchDate April 12, 1956
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Father_of_Sri_Lankan_nationalism
gptkbp:nationality Sri Lankan
gptkbp:parent gptkb:M._S._Bandaranaike
gptkb:D._R._Bandaranaike
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Sinhala_Only_Movement
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Socialism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1931
1959
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Kotelawala
gptkbp:profession Politician
gptkbp:religion Buddhism
gptkbp:retired 1959
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sirimavo_Bandaranaike
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wijeyananda_Dahanayake
gptkbp:termEnd 1959
gptkbp:termStart 1956