Vijaya Kumaratunga

Vijaya Kumaratunga
Born	Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaranatunga (1945-10-09)9 October 1945 Ragama, British Ceylon
Died	16 February 1988(1988-02-16) (aged 42) Polhengoda, Sri Lanka
Cause of death	Assassination
Other names	Vijey
Alma mater	St. Benedict's College De Mazenod College
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, politician
Years active	1969–1988
Political party	Sri Lanka Mahajana Party
Spouse	Chandrika Kumaratunga ​ ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	2
Relatives	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike Anura Bandaranaike Sunethra Bandaranaike Jeewan Kumaranatunga Ranjan Ramanayake Carlo Fonseka
Awards	Sarasaviya Most Popular Actor Award (1983-1988)
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Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaranatunga (Sinhala: කොවිලගේ ඇන්ටන් විජය කුමාරණතුංග; Tamil: விஜய குமாரணதுங்க; 9 October 1945 – 16 February 1988), popularly known as Vijaya Kumaratunga, was a Sri Lankan film actor, singer and a politician,^[1] regarded as one of the most popular icons in Sri Lankan cinema of all time. He was married to former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaranatunga from 1978 until his assassination in 1988. He was the Founder of Sri Lanka Mahajana Party.^[1]