D. B. Wijetunga
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His Excellency Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
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| 4th President of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 1 May 1993 – 12 November 1994 |
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| Prime Minister |
Ranil Wickremasinghe Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Succeeded by | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 6 March 1989 – 1 May 1993 |
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| President | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Preceded by | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Wickremasinghe |
| Leader of the United National Party | |
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In office 7 May 1993 – 12 November 1994 |
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| 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 |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Sri Lankabhimanya Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (Sinhalese: 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
Wijetunga was born to a middle class Sinhala Buddhist family living on the outskirts of the then Udunuwara Parliamentary seat in the Kandy District of the Central Province in Sri Lanka. On completion of his secondary education at St. Andrew's College, Gampola, he joined the Co-operative Department as an Inspector.
He closely associated with veteran politicians like George E. de Silva and A. Ratnayaka. A. Ratnayake who was then Minister of Food and Co-operatives in the D.S. Senanayake Cabinet took him as his Private Secretary.
He joined the United National Party in 1946. He entered Parliament for the first time when he successfully contested the Udunuwara electorate at the 1965 general election and quickly made a reputation for himself as an excellent Member of Parliament who constantly worked for the welfare of his electors. In terms of meeting the needs of his constituents, he was considered the most effective MP in that Parliament.
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