United National Party

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The United National Party is a major center-right political party in Sri Lanka that has played a dominant role in the country’s post-independence governance and economic policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf centre-right political party
political party
country Sri Lanka
countryOfOrigin Sri Lanka
foundedBy D. S. Senanayake
hasAbbreviation UNP
hasColor green
hasIdeologicalOrientation export‑oriented growth
privatization policies
pro‑market economic reforms
hasLanguage English
Sinhala
Tamil
hasNotableLeader D. B. Wijetunga
D. S. Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake
J. R. Jayewardene
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
hasPresidentProduced D. B. Wijetunga
J. R. Jayewardene
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
hasPrimeMinisterProduced D. B. Wijetunga
D. S. Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake
J. R. Jayewardene
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
hasSplit Samagi Jana Balawegaya
hasStatus major political party in Sri Lanka
hasSymbol elephant
hasWing Lak Vanitha women’s wing
United National Party self-linksurface differs
surface form: United National Party Youth Front
headquartersLocation Colombo
ideology economic liberalism
liberal conservatism
pro‑Western foreign policy
inception 1946
isMemberOf International Democrat Union
surface form: Asia Pacific Democrat Union

International Democrat Union
operatesIn unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
surface form: Parliament of Sri Lanka
participatesIn Sri Lankan parliamentary elections
playedRoleIn economic liberalization of Sri Lanka in 1977
post‑independence governance of Sri Lanka
politicalPosition centre-right
precededBy Ceylon National Congress
region South Asia
shortName UNP

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Dudley Senanayake memberOfPoliticalParty United National Party
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike politicalParty United National Party
D. S. Senanayake politicalParty United National Party
D. S. Senanayake founded United National Party
W. Dahanayake memberOfPoliticalParty United National Party
Sri Lanka Freedom Party splitFrom United National Party
Sri Lanka Freedom Party hasMajorRival United National Party
Sir John Kotelawala memberOfPoliticalParty United National Party
Don Stephen memberOfPoliticalParty United National Party
subject surface form: Don Stephen Senanayake
Don Stephen founderOf United National Party
subject surface form: Don Stephen Senanayake
Anura Bandaranaike memberOfPoliticalParty United National Party
United National Party hasWing United National Party self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United National Party Youth Front
J. R. Jayewardene (as Prime Minister in 1977) politicalParty United National Party
subject surface form: J. R. Jayewardene
J. R. Jayewardene politicalParty United National Party
Black July perpetrator United National Party
this entity surface form: United National Party supporters
Black July hasParticipant United National Party
this entity surface form: United National Party government
Ranasinghe Premadasa politicalParty United National Party