Statements (120)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Politician
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:United_National_Party
|
| gptkbp:birth_date |
1899-02-08
|
| gptkbp:born |
January 8, 1899
|
| gptkbp:child |
gptkb:Chandrika_Kumaratunga
gptkb:Tissa_Bandaranaike gptkb:Anura_Bandaranaike |
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Chandrika_Kumaratunga
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Advocacy for rural development
Promotion of agriculture Support for social welfare programs Advancement of women's rights in Sri Lanka Cultural preservation in Sri Lanka |
| gptkbp:death_date |
1959-09-26
|
| gptkbp:died |
September 26, 1959
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:Royal_College,_Colombo |
| gptkbp:full_name |
gptkb:Solomon_West_Ridgeway_Dias_Bandaranaike
|
| gptkbp:honors |
Posthumous recognition in Sri Lanka
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
|
| gptkbp:image |
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike.jpg
Image of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
| gptkbp:influence |
Sri Lankan nationalism
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Sirimavo_Bandaranaike
Sri Lankan politics |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi |
| gptkbp:involvement |
Anti-colonial movement
Constitutional reforms in Sri Lanka Support for minority rights Promotion of social justice Promotion of economic equality Promotion of education reforms Support for labor rights Advocacy for land reforms Promotion of public transportation Development of public infrastructure Post-independence governance Promotion of trade unions Support for environmental conservation. Promotion of local industries Support for health care reforms Support for cooperative movements Promotion of irrigation projects Support for rural electrification Support for housing projects Establishment of state-sponsored Buddhism Promotion of Sinhala Buddhist identity |
| gptkbp:known_for |
Ceylonese nationalism
Promoting Sinhala as the official language |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Founding figure of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
Sri Lankan
|
| gptkbp:notable_work |
Bandaranaike's economic reforms
Bandaranaike's foreign policy Bandaranaike's policies on education |
| gptkbp:office |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Minister_of_Education Minister of Home Affairs Minister of External Affairs Member of Parliament for Anuradhapura Member of Parliament for Anuradhapura District Member of Parliament for Badulla Member of Parliament for Badulla District Member of Parliament for Colombo Member of Parliament for Colombo District Member of Parliament for Galle Member of Parliament for Galle District Member of Parliament for Gampaha Member of Parliament for Gampaha District Member of Parliament for Hambantota Member of Parliament for Hambantota District Member of Parliament for Jaffna Member of Parliament for Jaffna District Member of Parliament for Kalutara Member of Parliament for Kalutara District Member of Parliament for Kandy Member of Parliament for Kandy District Member of Parliament for Kegalle Member of Parliament for Kegalle District Member of Parliament for Kurunegala Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District Member of Parliament for Matara Member of Parliament for Matara District Member of Parliament for Moneragala Member of Parliament for Moneragala District Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District Member of Parliament for Puttalam Member of Parliament for Puttalam District Member of Parliament for Ratnapura Member of Parliament for Ratnapura District Member of Parliament for Trincomalee Member of Parliament for Trincomalee District Member of Parliament for Vavuniya Member of Parliament for Vavuniya District |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:Ratnapura,_Ceylon
|
| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
|
| gptkbp:political_career |
gptkb:1959
1930s |
| gptkbp:political_ideology |
gptkb:socialism
|
| gptkbp:political_party |
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party
|
| gptkbp:position_held |
gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkb:John_Kotelawala |
| gptkbp:profession |
gptkb:lawyer
|
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Buddhism
|
| gptkbp:signature |
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike signature.svg
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's signature |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Sirimavo_Bandaranaike
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Dudley_Senanayake
gptkb:Wijeyananda_Dahanayake |
| gptkbp:term_end |
gptkb:1959
1959-09-26 |
| gptkbp:term_start |
gptkb:1956
1956-04-12 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sirimavo_Bandaranaike
gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party gptkb:United_National_Party |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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