Anura Bandaranaike
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Honourable Anura Bandaranaike අනුර බණ්ඩාරනායක MP |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 8 November 1983 – 20 December 1988 |
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| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Preceded by | A. Amirthalingam |
| Succeeded by | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| 16th Speaker of the Parliament | |
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In office 18 October 2000 – 10 October 2001 |
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| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Preceded by | Kiri Banda Ratnayake |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Michael Perera |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office August 2005 – 23 November 2005 |
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| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Lakshman Kadirgamar |
| Succeeded by | Mangala Samaraweera |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya |
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In office 21 July 1977 – 15 February 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Born | February 15, 1949 Attanagalla, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 16 March 2008 (aged 59) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (February 15, 1949 – March 16, 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker (2000–2001), and in several cabinet ministries as Foreign Minister briefly in 2005, Minister of Higher Education (1993–1994), Minister of Tourism (April 2004 – January 2007), Minister of National Heritage (2007) and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988). He last served as a member of parliament from the opposition.
He was the son of former Prime Ministers Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike and the younger brother of former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and Sunethra Bandaranaike, philanthropist. His father, Solomon, while serving as prime minister, was assassinated when Bandaranaike was 10 years old.
His family has a long history in the socio-political arena of the country. His grandfather, Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranike was the Maha Mudaliyar (the chief native interpreter and advisor to the Governor) during British colonial rule. Despite these family connections, Bandaranaike missed the chance of becoming the President of Sri Lanka on several occasions.
Bandaranaike completed his primary education at Royal Preparatory School and secondary education at the Royal College, Colombo. He then pursued further studies at the University of London where he studied History and Political Science.
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