S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike

Sri Lankan politician

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1899

Place of Birth: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1959

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhala: ??????? ?????? ?????? ???? ??????????,Tamil: ?????? ?????? ???????? ???? ?????????????; 8 January 1899 – 26 September 1959), frequently referred to as S.W.R.D.
Bandaranaike, was the fourth Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) and founder of the Left wing and Sinhalese nationalist Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
SWRD Bandaranaike became the prime minister of Ceylon in 1956 and carried out left wing reforms such as nationalizing bus services and introducing legislation to prohibit caste based discrimination.
Bandaranaike is also remembered for removing British naval and air bases in Sri Lanka and establishing diplomatic missions with a number of communist states.
When the Suez Crisis occurred Bandaranaike stood by Egypt and supported its right to nationalize the Suez Canal Company going against Israel and the UK in the UN.
His effort to resolve the Suez Crisis, pleased the Arab Countries.
Thus Sri Lanka was appointed as a member of the Suez Advisory Board.Bandaranaike served as the prime minister till he was assassinated by a Buddhist monk named Ven Talduwe Somarama in 1959 allegedly over the signing of the Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact.