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Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi

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.

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.

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