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    Ranasinghe Premadasa

    President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993

    "Ranasinghe" redirects here. For people with the surname Ranasinghe, see Ranasinghe (name).

    Sri LankabhimanyaRanasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාසRaṇasiṃha Premadāsa; Tamil: ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசாRaṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993)[1] was the third President of Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 until his assassination in 1993.[2] He also served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 6 February 1978 to 2 January 1989.[3] This makes Premadasa the longest-serving uninterrupted Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, having served in the post for nearly 11 years.

    He was the first person to be conferred with Sri Lanka's highest civilian award, the Sri Lankabhimanya in 1986 by President J. R. Jayewardene.[4]

    Early life

    Ranasinghe Premadasa was born on 23 June 1924 at Dias Place, Colombo 11, to the family of Richard Ranasinghe (Ranasinghe Mudalali) of Kosgoda and Battuwi