Sirimavo Bandaranaike: The world’s first woman prime minister - BBC World Service, Witness History

Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected the modern world’s first female head of government in 1960, when she became the prime minister of Sri Lanka, or Ceylon as it was known then. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM She entered politics after the assassination of her husband just a year earlier. Her daughter, Sunethra Bandaranaike tells Witness History about her mother’s ground-breaking political achievement. More from Witness History here:    • Witness History   ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService