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Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi (6 November 1929 - 24 October 1994) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as mayor, congressman, and cabinet minister. He was in the United National Party government from 1990 until his assassination.[1]
Career
- Deputy Mayor Colombo 1970–1971
- Member Colombo Municipal Council 1962–1977
- Member of Parliament 1977–1994
- District Minister of Colombo 1978–1988
- Minister of Petroleum Services 1988–1989
- State Minister of Industries 1989–1990
Death
His political life was cut short when he was assassinated by a female suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) while attending an election rally in support of Gamini Dissanayake, for the Presidential election of 1994.[2]
See also
- List of political families in Sri Lanka
- 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
- List of members of the Sri Lankan Parliament who died in office
References
- ^ "Ministers who served the Co-operative sector from the inception of the Co-operative business in Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Jane's Sentinel examines the success of the LTTE in resisting the Sri Lankan forces". Jane's Sentinel. 4 September 2000. Archived from the original on 15 August 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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