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John Kotelawala

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Gender Male
Death44 years ago
Date of birth April 4,1897
Zodiac sign Aries
Born British Ceylon
Date of died October 2,1980
DiedColombo
Sri Lanka
Children Lakshmi Kotelawala
ParentsAlice Elizabeth Kotelawala
John Kotelawala Sr
NationalitySri Lankan
Siblings Justin Kotalawela
Education Royal College
University of Cambridge
Christ's College Cambridge
Party United National Party
Previous positionPrime Minister of Ceylon (1953–1956)
Nephew Lalith Kotelawala
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Date of Upd.
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John Kotelawala Life story


General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala CH KBE KStJ PC was a Sri Lankan statesman, who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1953 to 1956. Born to a wealthy landholding and mining family, Kotelawala had a difficult childhood with the suicide of his father and the financial difficulties that followed.

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