Ratwatte

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Ratwatte is a prominent Sri Lankan Kandyan aristocratic family historically influential in the island’s politics and society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kandyan aristocratic family
Sri Lankan aristocratic family
person
associatedWith Kandyan chieftaincy system
up-country Sinhalese elite
country Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
dateOfBirth 1938-06-14
dateOfDeath 2011-11-24
ethnicGroup Sinhalese NERFINISHED
family Ratwatte family NERFINISHED
Ratwatte family NERFINISHED
hasMember Anuruddha Ratwatte NERFINISHED
General Sir John Kotelawala’s mother’s line is sometimes linked by marriage to the Ratwatte family
Madduma Bandara Ehelapola Ratwatte (Anuruddha’s father, often referred to as Harris Leuke Ratwatte) NERFINISHED
historicalInfluencePeriod British Ceylon period NERFINISHED
Kandyan Kingdom era NERFINISHED
post-independence Sri Lanka
historicalRole Kandyan Kingdom elite
language Sinhala
notableFor influence in Kandyan society
influence in Sri Lankan politics
participation in national-level governance of Sri Lanka
producing multiple parliamentarians
occupation politician
politician
politicalAlignment often associated with Sri Lanka Freedom Party
politicalParty Sri Lanka Freedom Party NERFINISHED
positionHeld Cabinet Minister of Sri Lanka
Deputy Minister of Defence of Sri Lanka
Member of Parliament of Ceylon
Member of the State Council of Ceylon
region Kandy NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
socialClass aristocracy
socialStatus landed gentry

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Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike familyName Ratwatte
subject surface form: Sirimavo Bandaranaike