Founded 1991 | ||
Split from Sri Lanka People's Party | ||
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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