Dingiri Banda Wijetunga

President of Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994
Person human Q469036
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Dingiri Banda Wijetunga

Summary

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga is a human[1]. His place of birth was Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat[2]. He was born on +1916-02-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Kandy[4]. He died on +2008-09-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga was born in Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat[2].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga passed away in Kandy[4].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga was born on +1916-02-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga died on +2008-09-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga held citizenship in Sri Lanka[8].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga worked as a politician[6].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga held the position of President of Sri Lanka[9].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[10].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga held the position of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka[11].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga held the position of governor[12].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's religion is recorded as Buddhism[13].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga is recorded as male[14].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga was affiliated with the United National Party[16].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's ISNI is recorded as 0000000033189250[17].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33596359[18].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89268601[19].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 30105523[20].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wztk[21].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'si', 'text': 'විජේතුංගේහි ඩින්ගිරි කල්ලිය'}[22].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Wijetunga-1[23].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's Prabook ID is recorded as 150618[24].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID is recorded as dingiri-banda-wijetunga[25].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's Our Campaigns candidate ID is recorded as 591777[26].
  • Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJdmjtPf8cWg97HpRfgqcP[27].

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Origins and Family

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga was born in Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat[2]. He was born on +1916-02-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga worked as a politician[6]. Positions held include President of Sri Lanka[9], a position[28], in Sri Lanka[29], founded in 1972[30]; Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[10]; Prime Minister of Sri Lanka[11], a public office[31], in Sri Lanka[32]; and governor[12], a public office[33].

Personal Life

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's religion is recorded as Buddhism[13]. He was affiliated with the United National Party[16].

Death and Burial

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga died on +2008-09-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Kandy[4].

Why It Matters

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Dingiri Banda Wijetunga born?

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga's place of birth was Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat[2].

Where did Dingiri Banda Wijetunga die?

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga died in Kandy[4].

What did Dingiri Banda Wijetunga do for work?

Dingiri Banda Wijetunga worked as politician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . worldstatesmen.org. worldstatesmen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . news.xinhuanet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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