Gamini M. Premachandra (24 August 1940 – 24 October 1994) was the
Cabinet
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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
female suicide bomber
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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
/ref> He was an alumnus of 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 ...
.
See also
*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 ...
*Mawatagama Electoral District Mawatagama electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election, March 1960 and 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election, February 1989. The district was named after the town of Mawatagama in Ku ...
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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