Leslie Goonewardene
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 42 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 31,1909 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Panadura |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Party | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
| Previous position | Minister of Communications of Government of Sri Lanka (1970–1977) |
| Education | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Founded | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
| Bolshevik–Leninist Party Of India | |
| Ceylon And Burma | |
| Died | Colombo |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Date of died | April 11,1983 |
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| ID | 3612270 |
Leslie Goonewardene Life story
Leslie Simon Goonewardene was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman. He founded Sri Lanka's first political party, the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, in 1935, and served as its General-Secretary from 1935 to 1977. Goonewardene was a key figure in both the Indian independence movement and the Sri Lankan independence movement.
