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The first lady Prime Minister in the UK was Margaret Thatcher.

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The first female prime minister was Sirimavo Bandaranaike. She was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1960 to 1965, 1970 to 1977 and 1994 to 2000. Up to 1972 Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon.

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Sirimavo Bandaranayaka from Sri Lanka

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