End of an Era: Sirima Bandaranaike, 84, the world's first woman prime minister, dies after casting her vote From: India Abroad | Date: October 20, 2000| Author: Jayaram, P. | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

India Abroad

10-20-2000

End of an Era: Sirima Bandaranaike, 84, the world's first woman prime
minister, dies after casting her vote

It was, perhaps, fitting that Sirimao Bandaranaike, the matriarch of Sri
Lankan politics and the world's first elected woman prime minister, should
pass away as she returned home after casting her vote in the parliamentary
election on Oct. 10.

Bandaranaike, 84, suffered a heart attack while returning to her...

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