Chandrika Kumaratunga

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Chandrika Kumaratunga
Kumaratunga in 2005
5th President of Sri Lanka
In office 12 November 1994 – 19 November 2005
Prime Minister	Sirimavo Bandaranaike Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Ranil Wickremasinghe Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
Succeeded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
In office 19 August 1994 – 12 November 1994
President	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
Preceded by	Ranil Wickremasinghe
Succeeded by	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Personal details
Born	(1945-06-29) 29 June 1945 (age 79) Colombo, British Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Freedom Party
Spouse(s)	Vijaya Kumaranatunga
Children	Yasodhara, Vimukthi
Alma mater	Paris Institute of Political Science
Signature
Website	Official Website

Chandrika Kumaratunga (born 29 June 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. She was the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party until 2005. She was the fifth president of Sri Lanka. She survived many assassination attempts.