<P> Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike ( Sinhalese : සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක , Tamil : சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே ; 17 April 1916 -- 10 October 2000 ) , commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike , was a Sri Lankan stateswoman . She became the world 's first female head of government when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka , serving three terms 1960 -- 1965 , 1970 -- 1977 and 1994 -- 2000 . </P>
<P> Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike ( Sinhalese : සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක , Tamil : சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே ; 17 April 1916 -- 10 October 2000 ) , commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike , was a Sri Lankan stateswoman . She became the world 's first female head of government when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka , serving three terms 1960 -- 1965 , 1970 -- 1977 and 1994 -- 2000 . </P>
who was the first woman to became the prime minister of a country
who was the first woman to became the prime minister of a country
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike