Chandrika Kumaratunga was the first female President of which Asian country from 1994 to 2005?
Chandrika Kumaratunga Honour Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (,; born 29 June 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka, from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. The country's only female president to date, she is the daughter of two former prime ministers and was the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until the end of 2005. In 2015 she was appointed as the chairperson of office for national unity and reconciliation. Chandrika Bandaranaike was born on June 29, 1945 at Wentworth in Guidford Crescent, Colombo to Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike
Chandrika Kumaratunga of the SLFP 4 December 2018. Chandrika married movie star and politician Vijaya Kumaratunga in 1978, who was assassinated on 16 February 1988, outside his residence in the presence of Chandrika and their two children, then aged five and seven. Their daughter, Yasodhara Kumaratunga born 1980 and educated at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge and St George's Medical School, University of London became a medical doctor and married Roger Walker a consultant medical practitioner from Dorset. Their son, Vimukthi Kumaratunga born 1982 and educated at the University of Bristol became a veterinary surgeon. 2018: Commander of the Legion of