Ban ‧ da ‧ ra ‧ na ‧ i ‧ ke, Mrs Sir ‧ i ‧ ma ‧ vo /ˌbænd ə rəˈnaɪəkə, ˌbænd ə rəˈnaɪɪkə, sɪrɪˈmɑːvəʊ/ BrE AmE
(1916–) a Sri Lankan politician who became the world's first woman Prime Minister in 1960, after the death of her husband, Solomon Bandaranaike