HerStory Buff: Sirimavo Bandaranaike - The World's First Female Prime Minister
🏆 Bandaranaike began her second term as Prime Minister of Ceylon after winning the 1970 general election.
📈 Her term saw rising inflation, unemployment, and shortages, leading to public dissatisfaction.
⚔️ Education reforms emphasising Sinhala and Tamil languages exacerbated ethnic divisions.
🇱🇰 In 1972, Bandaranaike oversaw the transition of Ceylon to the Republic of Sri Lanka, ending its British Dominion status.
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