Inspiring to watch: “Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan stateswoman. She was the world’s first female prime minister when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960. She served three terms: 1960–1965, 1970–1977 and 1994–2000.”
“My mum was the world’s first woman prime minister.”
In 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected prime minister of Sri Lanka and became the first female prime minister in the world.