Hema Premadasa
Hema Premadasa | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Sri Lanka | |
| In role 2 January 1989 – 1 May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Elina Jayewardene |
| Succeeded by | Wimalawathi Kumarihami |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hema Wickramatunge 27 October 1935 Bandarawela, Sri Lanka |
| Spouse | Ranasinghe (m. 1960) |
| Children | Sajith, Dulanjali |
Hema Premadasa (née Wickramatunge) (born 27 October 1935) is a former First Lady of Sri Lanka. She was in the office of the first lady of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 to 1 May 1993. While she was married to a politician, she "carved a separate identity for herself through her Presidentship of the Seva Vanitha Movement." [1]
Premadasa is the mother of Sajith Premadasa (b 1967), Minister of Housing and Deputy Leader of United National Party (UNP).[2] In 1991, even though the Sri Lankan government tried to ban the Mothers' Front rally, Premadasa held her own rally the same day.[3] Later, she attempted to seek Presidency.[4] She was forced to quit when the opposite party ran a "scurrilous poster campaign."[5]
As first lady, she visited accident sites and hospitals when Sri Lankans were injured.[6] She was also a member of the Seva Vanitha Movement (SVM).[7] Premadasa's husband Ranasinghe Premadasa was killed by a LTTE bomb in 1993.[8]
Premadasa is a fan of netball and considered an "ardent player."[9]
References
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- ^ "Hema Premadasa will campaingn for Champika". The Daily Mirror. July 26, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ De Mel, Neloufer (2002). Women & the Nation's Narrative: Gender and Nationalism in the Twentieth Century Sri Lanka. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 246. ISBN 9780742518070.
- ^ "Premadasa's Widow Indicates She May Seek Political Office". Santa Ana Orange County Register. 7 May 1993. Retrieved 7 February 2016 – via Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Why Lankan Women Shun Politics". Hindustan Times. 13 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "At least 45 Die in Sri Lanka Crash". Appeal Democrat. 18 January 1989. Retrieved 7 February 2016 – via Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Mittra, Sangh; Kumar, Bachchan (2004). Encyclopedia of Women in South Asia: Sri Lanka. Kalpaz Publications. p. 283. ISBN 9788178351926.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/02/world/suicide-bomber-kills-president-of-sri-lanka.html
- ^ "PMs Call For Global Help With Housing". Kingston Gleaner. 30 April 1985. Retrieved 7 February 2016 – via Newspaper Archive.
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