Intellectual and cultured pioneers,
Hon.Lalith Athuathmudali and Hon.Gamini Dissanayake founded.
“Democratic United National Front”
Under the symbol ‘Eagle’("Raajaalee") to pave the way to open Half a
Century political roadway
to more attractive assembly with full democracy
On 03rd September 1991.
You too are invited to be a Member in Noble politics
To make our country a wealthy one in the globe
By team upping the Past, the Present and the Future
Intellectual and physical development…
AFTER the assassination of honorable great leaders in the years 1993 and 1994, the responsibility of leading the party was taken over by Hon. Ariyawansa Dissanayake then the President who had done immense from the party inception. He is a scholar,cultured intellectual gentleman and also an engineer. Occupying Chairman and Managing Director post in own construction engineering firm earn a reputation for his excellent service, quality and time target achievement in multimillion projects locally and internationally.
Ariyawansa Dissanayake joined the University of Kent in the United Kingdom to gain further knowledge in political science and graduated a Master Degree in International Relation and Conflict Analysis. In addition he completed a Research Study on practical behavior of unitary government and Federal states. At present he is writing a thesis for his PhD on “International Aid” at The Hua Zhong Normal University in Wuhan,The Peoples Republic of China.
Today, without delay, will join hand in hand with him,
to fill the country desired political gap
The Founders of our party, late Hon. Lalith Athulathmudali, late Hon. Gamini Dissanayake and late Hon. G.M Premachandra, the great human beings, turned the way of a half century Sri Lankan politics to a turning point by chosen the way to fully democracy sacrificed their prestige, wealth and securityon behalf of unarmed unprivileged public who were desperately crying and struggling for the Justice, the equality and the peace.
The scholar late Hon Lalith Athulathmudali retained Sri Lankan symbol in depth at the Oxford University and was one of its best products who later became our Trade and Higher Education Minister. He led to a revolutionary change in the Sri Lankan Education system by introducing the Mahapola Scholarship Programme which supported the poor village children to achieve their higher educational dreams. He was the political leadership for the success of the"Wadamarachchi" Operation.
Hon. Gamini Dissasanayake was the pioneer in re-establishing the five reservoirs that made the way in filling Eastern Granary by Golden Harvest and also with his resourceful knowledgehe developed Mahaweli villages and provided electricity ensuring sustainable development. He was the forerunner behind Sri Lanka Cricket to international Arena.
Hon.G.M Premachandra who was active, energetic and clever and he was named after “Wayamba Sinhaya” for his braveness entered in to politics from a rural village background, served the people enormously in the capacity Minister of Labour. Later he became the Chief Minister of North Western Province and began extremely important provincial based sustainable projects and also sacrificed his wealth and belonging on behalf of politics.
The Democratic United National Front was established with the fullest supported and contribution of trustworthy people on 03 September 1991. It was affirmed by winning 53 seats at the 1993 provincial Council Election, just after one and half year of the establishment of the party. The People brand our party as the third force in the country by offering 906,205 votes.