HerStoryBuff: Sirimavo Bandaranaike - The World's First Female Prime Minister | Follow the link in bio for the latest episode of The History Buff Podcast.
💍 Sirimavo Bandaranaike married Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike on June 3, 1940. SWRD was a prominent Sri Lankan politician who later became the Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
👨👩👧👦 The couple had three children: Chandrika, Sunethra, and Anura. Their daughter Chandrika later became the first female President of Sri Lanka.
🌟 Their marriage was both a personal and political partnership, as Sirimavo took over Solomon's political legacy after his assassination in 1959, eventually becoming the world's first female Prime Minister.
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