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Who did Chandrika Kumaratunga defeat in the 1994 presidential election?

  • Srima Dissanayake

  • Ranil Wickremesinghe

  • Mahinda Rajapaksa

  • R. Premadasa

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Srima Dissanayake was defeated by Chandrika Kumaratunga in the 1994 presidential election. Kumaratunga, the leader of the People's Alliance, won with 62% of the vote, becoming the first woman president of Sri Lanka. Dissanayake, the candidate of the United National Party, conceded defeat after the results were announced.
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