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Chandra Ranaraja (née Mahadiulwewa) (b. 1939 – d. 2 March 2016) was the first female mayor in Sri Lanka, when she was elected the Mayor of Kandy in 1990. The eldest in a family of seven children, Chandra was born in Anuradhapura in 1939. Her grandfather, D. P. B. Mahadiulwewa, was Chairman of the Village Tribunals, which functioned during British colonial times. Her father was S. H. Mahadiulwewa (1906–1988), Kachcheri Mudliyar of Anuradhapura and the member of parliament for Kalawewa between 1947 and 1952.

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  • Chandra Ranaraja (née Mahadiulwewa) (b. 1939 – d. 2 March 2016) was the first female mayor in Sri Lanka, when she was elected the Mayor of Kandy in 1990. The eldest in a family of seven children, Chandra was born in Anuradhapura in 1939. Her grandfather, D. P. B. Mahadiulwewa, was Chairman of the Village Tribunals, which functioned during British colonial times. Her father was S. H. Mahadiulwewa (1906–1988), Kachcheri Mudliyar of Anuradhapura and the member of parliament for Kalawewa between 1947 and 1952. Chandra was educated at Hillwood College, Kandy and was one of the first women to attend the University of Peradeniya from the Northern Central Province, graduating with a teaching degree in 1961. The first school she taught at was the Holy Family Convent in Anuradhapura. After she married Shelton Ranaraja, (b. 1926 – d. 11 August 2011), the member of parliament for Senkadagala, she moved to Kandy, and taught at the Girls’ High School. She gave up teaching to care for her five daughters: Premila, Aruni (b. 1967), twins Siromi and Shamila, and Anjali. In 1978 Ranaraja was appointed as a member of the first Council of the University of Peradeniya. She entered local politics and was elected a member of the Kandy Municipal Council. Ranaraja was subsequently elected the Deputy Mayor (1979 –1989) and later in 1990, the first female Mayor of Kandy and the first female mayor in Sri Lanka. Ranaraja during and after her tenure on Council was a strong and vocal advocate for the protection and conservation of built heritage in Kandy. Her daughter Aruni is the Ambassador to the Philippines. Ranaraja died on 2 March 2016 at 77 years old. (en)
  • Chandra Ranaraja (nacida Mahadiulwewa, 1939– 2 de marzo de 2016) fue la primera mujer que se convirtió en alcaldesa en Sri Lanka, al ser elegida como alcaldesa de Kandy en 1990.​​ La mayor en una familia de siete hijos, Chandra nació en Anuradhapura en 1939.​ Su abuelo, D. P. B. Mahadiulwewa, era el Presidente de los Tribunales del Pueblo, que funcionaron durante el período colonial británico. Su padre era (1906–1988), de Anuradhapura y congresista por entre 1947 y 1952. Chandra se educó en , y fue una de las primeras mujeres en asistir a la de la Provincia Central del Norte, licenciándose con un grado de enseñanza en 1961.​ La primera escuela en la que enseñó fue el Santo Convento Familiar en Anuradhapura. Después de casarse con (n.1926 – m. 11 de agosto de 2011), congresista por , se mudó a Kandy, y dio clases en el Instituto para Chicas.​ Dejó de enseñar para poder cuidar a sus cinco hijas: Premila, Aruni (n. 1967), las gemelas Siromi y Shamila, y Anjali. En 1978 Ranaraja fue nombrada miembro del primer Consejo de la Universidad de Peradeniya.​ Comenzó a participar en la política local y fue elegida miembro del Consejo Municipal de Kandy. Ranaraja fue posteriormente elegida como Teniente de alcalde (1979–1989), y más tarde, en 1990, como primera mujer alcaldesa de Kandy y primera mujer alcaldesa de Sri Lanka.​ Ranaraja fue una firme defensora, durante y después de su mandato, de la protección y conservación del patrimonio construido en Kandy.​ Su hija Aruni es la embajadora de Sri Lanka en Filipinas.​ Ranaraja falleció el 2 de marzo de 2016 a los 77 años de edad. (es)
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  • Chandra Ranaraja (née Mahadiulwewa) (b. 1939 – d. 2 March 2016) was the first female mayor in Sri Lanka, when she was elected the Mayor of Kandy in 1990. The eldest in a family of seven children, Chandra was born in Anuradhapura in 1939. Her grandfather, D. P. B. Mahadiulwewa, was Chairman of the Village Tribunals, which functioned during British colonial times. Her father was S. H. Mahadiulwewa (1906–1988), Kachcheri Mudliyar of Anuradhapura and the member of parliament for Kalawewa between 1947 and 1952. (en)
  • Chandra Ranaraja (nacida Mahadiulwewa, 1939– 2 de marzo de 2016) fue la primera mujer que se convirtió en alcaldesa en Sri Lanka, al ser elegida como alcaldesa de Kandy en 1990.​​ La mayor en una familia de siete hijos, Chandra nació en Anuradhapura en 1939.​ Su abuelo, D. P. B. Mahadiulwewa, era el Presidente de los Tribunales del Pueblo, que funcionaron durante el período colonial británico. Su padre era (1906–1988), de Anuradhapura y congresista por entre 1947 y 1952. Su hija Aruni es la embajadora de Sri Lanka en Filipinas.​ Ranaraja falleció el 2 de marzo de 2016 a los 77 años de edad. (es)
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