HerStory Buff: Sirimavo Bandaranaike - The World's First Female Prime Minister
🗳️ Bandaranaike led the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to a landslide victory, winning 75 of the 151 seats in parliament.
🌍 She became Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) and in doing so became the world's first female head of government.
💔 She campaigned on sympathy after husband's assassination and pledged to uphold his policies.
🇱🇰 She promoted the Sinhalese language and socialist policies.
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