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Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916-2000) was an Sri Lankan politician, who succeeded her husband Solomon Bandaranaike.

Short Biography:

She become the world's first woman prime minister 1960-1965 and 1970-1977, but was expelled from parliament in 1980 for abuse of her powers while in office.

She was largely responsible for the new constitution in 1972.

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Tags: government, prime minister, constitution

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