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Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1956 to 1959, he converted to Buddhism, founded the Freedom Party, nationalized ports and buses, made Sinhala the official language, pursued non-alignment and was assassinated by a Buddhist monk.
Political axes
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike leans further toward public than 89% of the 444 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Economy is where S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike stands furthest from the rest.
On Power, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Current that links environmental protection to national sovereignty, prioritizing the protection of the country's own natural resources and land and sustainable development within national borders.
Current that values community bonds, traditions, and the common good above individualism, holding that justice and identity arise from life in community and the responsibilities people share.
A current that grounds socialism in Buddhist ethics, seeing compassion and the end of attachment as the basis of equality, common property and the rejection of caste, from Ambedkar and the Dalai Lama to Ne Win's Burmese socialism.
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ObjectivismLibertarian37%
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