Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike
Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, also known as "The Silver Bell of Asia", was the fourth Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon, serving from 1956 until his assassination. The founder of the left-wing and Sinhalese nationalist Sri Lanka... Wikipedia
Born: January 8, 1899, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Assassinated: September 26, 1959, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Spouse: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (m. 1940–1959)
Children: Chandrika Kumaratunga, Anura Bandaranaike, and Sunethra Bandaranaike
Parents: Solomon Dias Bandaranaike and Daisy Obeysekara
Education: University of Oxford, S. Thomas' College, and Christ Church
Party: Sinhala Maha Sabha