Q296
The first lady Prime Minister of a country was
A.
Srimavo Bhadaranaike (Sri Lanka)
AnswerB.
Maria Estate Pew (Argentina)
C.
Junko Taibei (Japan)
D.
None of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The first lady Prime Minister of a country was Srimavo Bhadaranaike (Sri Lanka). Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike, also called Sirimavo R.D. Bandaranaike, (born April 17, 1916, Ratnapura, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]—died October 10, 2000, Colombo, Sri Lanka), stateswoman who, upon her party’s victory in the 1960 general election in Ceylon (later Sri Lanka), became the world’s first woman prime minister.