Democratic United National Front
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| Abbreviation | DUNF |
|---|---|
| Leader | Ariyawansa Dissanayake |
| Secretary | Ariyawansa Dissanayake |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Split from | United National Party |
| Headquarters | 47 A First Lane, Rawathawatta, Moratuwa |
| Beruwala Pradeshiya Sabha | 1 / 42 |
| Attanagalla Pradeshiya Sabha | 1 / 54 |
| Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha | 1 / 36 |
| Election symbol | |
Eagle | |
| Website | |
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The Democratic United National Front (DUNF; Sinhala: ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ, romanized: Prajathanthrvadi Eksath Jathika Peramuna, Tamil: ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி) is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded as a breakaway faction of the United National Party (UNP), following the attempted impeachment of Ranasinghe Premadasa by several members of the UNP, led by Lalith Athulathmudali. The impeachment was unsuccessful, resulting in the expulsion of Athulathmudali and Gamini Dissanayake from the UNP due to their involvement.[3][4]
On 23 April 1993, Lalith Athulathmudali was assassinated during an election campaign rally.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "ජනාධිපතිවරණයට අපේක්ෂකයන් 35ක්, වියදම කෝටි 400කට අධිකයි" [35 candidates for the presidential election, expenditure over 400 million] (in Sinhala). BBC News Sinhala. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "இந்திய - இலங்கை உடன்படிக்கையை எதிர்த்த மஹிந்த யாப்பா இன்று சபாநாயகர்" [Mahinda Yapa, who opposed the India-Sri Lanka agreement, becomes Speaker today] (in Tamil). BBC News Tamil. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Mapping Sri Lanka's Political Parties: Actors and Evolutions (PDF) (Report). Verité Research. June 2018. p. 9. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ Peebles, Patrick (2015). Historical dictionary of Sri Lanka. Lanham (Md.): Rowman & Littlefield. p. 111. ISBN 9781442255852. Retrieved 30 November 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Lalith Athulathmudali assassination, 30 years on: Murder mystery revisited". The Sunday Times. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
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