By Amal Udawatta, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, (Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike)leader of the victorious Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, was sworn in at noon in Colombo on April 12 before the Governor-General as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and External Affairs. Mr. Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike was born on January 8, 1899 in a family whose members had held high positions for generations. His father, Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranaike, was Chief Aide-de-Camp and Adviser to every British Governor of Ceylon since 1901. After early education in Ceylon, Mr. Bandaranaike was sent to the Christ Church College in Oxford in 1919. Reputed for his ready wit and eloquence, he was elected President of the Indian Majlis at Oxford in 1921 and the Secretary of the Oxford Union Society the following year. His fiery speeches at Oxford are known to have earned for him the sobriquet of "the Sword," derived from his initials "S.W.R.D." He led debates at Oxford supporting