D. R. Wijewardena
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1886 – 1950
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Who was D. R. Wijewardena?
Don Richard Wijewardena was a Sri Lankan press baron who was a leader in the Sri Lankan independence movement. A successful entrepreneur, he established Lake House newspapers and played a major role in the independence movement.
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- Born
- Feb 23, 1886
Sri Lanka - Religion
- Theravada
- Ethnicity
- Sinhalese people
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Profession
- Education
- University of Cambridge
- S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
- Died
- 1950
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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