Dingiri Wijetunga
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Sri Lankabhimanya Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (Sinhala: ඩිංගිරි බණ්ඩා විජේතුංග,Tamil: டிங்கிரி பண்ட விஜேதுங்க; 15 February 1916 – 21 September 2008) was the fourth President of Sri Lanka from 1 May 1993 to 12 November 1994, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 3 March 1989 to 7 May 1993 and the Governor of North Western province, Sri Lanka from 1988 to 1989. He was awarded Sri Lanka's most highest award to a civilian Sri Lankabhimanya in 1993 by President Ranasinghe Premadasa
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga | |
|---|---|
| 4th President of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 1 May 1993 – 12 November 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremasinghe Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Succeeded by | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| 9th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 6 March 1989 – 1 May 1993 | |
| President | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Preceded by | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Wickremasinghe |
| Leader of the United National Party | |
| In office 7 May 1993 – 12 November 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Wickremasinghe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1916 Udunuwara, British Ceylon (now in Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 21 September 2008 (aged 92) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |