Sri Lanka lost one of its Greatest & Visionary Leader Former President Ranasinghe Premadasa.

Sri Lanka lost one of its Greatest & Visionary Leader Former President Ranasinghe Premadasa. May 1, 1993, Colombo Sri Lanka lost one of its Greatest & Visionary Leader. Former President Ranasinghe Premadasa's 26th Death anniversary! The assassination of President Ranasinghe Premadasa came just a week after the country's leading opposition politician, Lalith Athulathmudali, was gunned down; both great men in politics. Today marks the 26th death anniversary of Late President Ranasinghe Premadasa. Ranasinghe Premadasa who entered politics under the Ceylon Labour Party and was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council was elevated to the post of Deputy Mayor within a few days of the election. In 1965, Premadasa was elected to Parliament. He held the positions of Minister of Local Government followed by Prime Minister and climbed the ladder to become the second executive president of Sri Lanka. Introducing a revolutionary concept to housing in the Country, he launched the Gam-Udawa program and also introduced the Jana Saviya and many other social empowerment schemes. He was also the pioneer in providing free school uniforms for children and undertook programs to develop industries in Sri Lanka. Ranasinghe Premadasa, who rendered an immeasurable service to the nation, was was assassinated during a May Day Rally in 1993.

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