Assassination of Vijaya Kumaratunga

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Vijaya Kumaratunga, the Founder of Sri Lanka Mahajana Party, was assassinated by an assassin of Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya on February 16, 1988, while leaving his home at Polhengoda in Colombo. Shot in the head as he reached the gate, Kumaratunga died on same day at 12:22 pm, before taking into the hospital. He was the husband of former president of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumaratunga and with his funeral created an extended period of national mourning. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString Vijaya Kumaratunga, the Founder of Sri Lanka Mahajana Party, was assassinated by an assassin of Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya on February 16, 1988, while leaving his home at Polhengoda in Colombo. Shot in the head as he reached the gate, Kumaratunga died on same day at 12:22 pm, before taking into the hospital. He was the husband of former president of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumaratunga and with his funeral created an extended period of national mourning.
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