Gamini M. Premachandra (24 August 1940 – 24 October 1994) was the

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Minister of Labour and Vocational Training of

United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...

government from 1990 to 1994. He was re-elected from the Parliamentary election of 1994. He was assassinated by a

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of the

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...

(LTTE) while attending an election rally in support of

Gamini Dissanayake Dissanayake Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Lionel Gamini Dissanayake, PC (known as Gamini Dissanayake; si, ලයනල් ගාමිණි දිසානායක, ta, காமினி திஸாநாயக்க; 20 March 1942 – 24 Octob ...

, for the Presidential election of 1994.Jane's Sentinel examines the success of the LTTE in resisting the Sri Lankan forces
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Maliyadeva College ''විද්‍යා භූෂනං පුරුෂ භූෂනම්'' ''Vidya Bhūshanam Purusha Bhūshanam'' , motto_translation = Science is the jewel of man , location = Negombo Rd, Kurunegala , city ...

Kurunegala Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, fr ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Premachandra, G. M. 1940 births 1994 deaths Assassinated Sri Lankan politicians Chief Ministers of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka Labour ministers of Sri Lanka Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka Ministers of state of Sri Lanka People killed during the Sri Lankan Civil War Sinhalese politicians Sri Lankan Buddhists Suicide bombings in Sri Lanka Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 1994 United National Party politicians

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