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After Bandaranaike's death, who became the first female Prime Minister in the world?

  • Queen Elizabeth II

  • Margaret Thatcher

  • Benazir Bhutto

  • Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike

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Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike became the first female Prime Minister in the world after her husband, Solomon Bandaranaike, was assassinated in 1959. She served as Prime Minister from 1960 to 1965 and again from 1970 to 1977. During her time in office, she oversaw the country's transition to a socialist state and introduced a number of social reforms.
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