John Kotelawala Prime minister

General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala, CH KBE KStJ PC (Sinhala: ශ්‍රිමත් ජොන් ලයනල් කොතලාවල; 4 April 1895 – 2 October 1980) was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician, most notable for serving as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from 1953 to 1956.

Personal facts

John Kotelawala
Birth dateApril 04, 1896
Birth place
Sri Lanka
Religion
Theravada
Date of deathOctober 02, 1980
Place of death
Sri Lanka , Colombo
Education
Christ's College Cambridge
Royal College Colombo
Profession
Politician , Soldier , Plantation

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Politician

military branch
Ceylon Defence Force
Sri Lanka Army
military rank
General officer
Colonel
military unit
Sri Lanka Light Infantry
monarch
Elizabeth II
party
United National Party
service start0023
service end0023
successor

Prime minister

FromOctober 12, 1953
ToApril 12, 1956

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John Kotelawala on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://ceylonmedals.com/sir_john_bio.htm
  2. http://www.divaina.com/2008/06/23/mano04.html
  3. http://www.divaina.com/2008/10/20/mano03.html
  4. http://www.kdu.ac.lk
  5. http://www.lankadeepa.lk/Section/diyatha/15062008/09.htm
  6. http://www.parliament.lk/handbook_of_parliament/prime_ministers.jsp
  7. http://www.rivira.lk/2009/02/01/rivinetha2.htm
  8. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen3003.htm
  9. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/gen3119.htm
  10. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/sirjohn.html