William Gopallawa
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William Gopallawa was a Sri Lankan statesman who served as the country’s last Governor-General and later as its first non-executive President during the transition from dominion to republic.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Gopallawa canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sri Lankan politician
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head of state ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Asgiriya Maha Viharaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-09-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-01-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ceylon Law College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dharmaraja College, Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Anthony's College, Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sinhalese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gopallawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Gopallawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentDuringTerm |
J. R. Jayewardene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sirimavo Bandaranaike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | His Excellency ⓘ |
| monarchDuringGovernorship | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being first President of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
being last Governor-General of Ceylon ⓘ non-partisan approach to politics ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
1972-05-22
ⓘ
1978-02-04 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
1962-03-02
ⓘ
1972-05-22 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Matale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor-General of Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Sri Lanka ⓘ first non-executive President of Sri Lanka ⓘ last Governor-General of Ceylon ⓘ |
| precededByInOffice | Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| representedCountryAsDiplomat | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceWhileInOffice |
President's House, Colombo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen's House, Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
oversaw transition of Ceylon from dominion to republic
ⓘ
served as ceremonial head of state ⓘ |
| servedAs | Mayor of Kandy ⓘ |
| succeededByInOffice | Junius Richard Jayewardene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsMayorOfKandy | 1942 ⓘ |
| termStartAsMayorOfKandy | 1940 ⓘ |
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