Question

Who is the first woman to become prime minister of any country in the world?

Answer 1

Answer : SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE.

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Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was commonly know as Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected as the worlds first Prime Minister on 21st July in 1960.

She was born in Ratnapura, Srilanka on 17th April in 1916. She was the leader of the Srilanka Freedom Party.

She served as Prime Minister for three terms 1960 to 1965, 1970 to 1977 and 1994 to 2000.

She was the first female to be elected as head of the government in the world.

She died on October 10th 2000 in Colombo, Srilanka.

Answer 2

Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first woman to become the prime minister of a country in the world.

She was elected as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960 and served in this office for three terms, 1960 – 1965, 1970 – 1977 and 1994 – 2000.

This famous Sri Lankan stateswoman died in Oct, 2000 at the age of 84.