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Felix Dias Bandaranaike

Sri Lankan politician

Born on: November 5, 1930
Died on: June 26, 1985
Aged: 54 years 233 days (655 months)
Nationality: Sri Lankan
Birth Sign: Scorpio

Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, who served as Cabinet Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister and Defence and External Affairs (1960–1965) and Cabinet Minister of Justice (1970–77) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

He was a very popular person about the anti-corruption campaign and also known as the "virtual leader of the state" during the SLFP governments after the death of Prime minister S.W.R.D.

Bandaranaike. He was very active in defeating two major coups against the government, one is 1962 attempted military coup and JVP's 1971 JVP Insurrection.


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