John Kotelawala

Politician

1895 – 1980

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Who was John Kotelawala?

General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala, CH, KBE, KStJ, CLI was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician, most notable for serving as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1953 to 1956.

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Born
Apr 4, 1895
Sri Lanka
Siblings
Religion
  • Buddhism
Ethnicity
  • Sinhalese people
Nationality
  • Sri Lanka
Profession
Education
  • University of Cambridge
  • Christ's College, Cambridge
  • Royal College, Colombo
Died
Oct 2, 1980
Colombo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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