G. M. Premachandra
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| Honourable G. M. Premachandra MP |
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| Former Cabinet Minister of Labour and Vocational Training | |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kurunegala District |
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| In office 25 August 1994 – 24 October 1994 |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Thotalanga, Grandpass, Sri Lanka. |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Religion | Buddhism |
G. M. Premachandra (24 August 1940 – 24 October 1994) was the Cabinet Minister of Labour and Vocational Training of United National Party government from 1990-94.[1] He was re-elected from the Parliamentary election of 1994. 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] He was an alumnus of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala.
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- ↑ Jane's Sentinel examines the success of the LTTE in resisting the Sri Lankan forces
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