Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna

People's Freedom Front
People's Freedom Front; Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
Founder	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Founded	1991
Split from	Sri Lanka People's Party
	Politics of Sri Lanka; Political parties; Elections;

Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna (People's Freedom Front/Mass Freedom Front) is a political party in Sri Lanka that was formed by Chandrika Kumaratunga when she broke away from Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya. In 1993 Kumaratunga returned to SLFP; however, BNP continued to live on as a separate political party.

In the 1999 presidential elections, BNP nominated Alwis Weerakkody as their candidate.

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