Women in politics: 60 years of milestones
Source: Yahoo
On July 21, 1960 in Sri Lanka, Sirima Bandaranaike became the world's first democratically elected female head of government.
Here is a look back at sixty years of milestones for women in politics:
- First head of government -
Sirima Bandaranaike followed in the footsteps of her husband when she took the post of prime minister of Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, on July 21, 1960. S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike had become the country's leader in 1956 but three years later he was assassinated by an extremist Buddhist priest.
She remained at the helm till 1965, and would serve another two mandates, from 1970 to 1977, and then when her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga was president, from 1994 to 2000. In her last term the role of prime minister in the country had become ceremonial.
Click here to read the full article published by Yahoo on 17 July 2020.
On July 21, 1960 in Sri Lanka, Sirima Bandaranaike became the world's first democratically elected female head of government.
Here is a look back at sixty years of milestones for women in politics:
- First head of government -
Sirima Bandaranaike followed in the footsteps of her husband when she took the post of prime minister of Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon, on July 21, 1960. S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike had become the country's leader in 1956 but three years later he was assassinated by an extremist Buddhist priest.
She remained at the helm till 1965, and would serve another two mandates, from 1970 to 1977, and then when her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga was president, from 1994 to 2000. In her last term the role of prime minister in the country had become ceremonial.
Click here to read the full article published by Yahoo on 17 July 2020.