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Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke

Sri Lankan politician

Died when: 86 years 58 days (1033 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke

Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke GCMG KCVO KBE KStJ (Sinhala: ???????? ?????? ???????) (20 October 1892 – 17 December 1978) was a Sri Lankan statesman.Having served as an important figure in the gradual independence of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from Britain, he became the third Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962).

He was the first Ceylonese individual to hold the vice-regal post.


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