Dr. Cristopher William Wijekoon Kannangara (Sinhala ආචාර්ය ක්රිස්ටෝෆර් විලියම් විජේකෝන් කන්නන්ගර; 18 October 1894 – 23 September 1969) was a Sri Lankan...
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Wijesinghe Kannangara was born on 3 June 1913, the son of D. H. R. W. Kannangara and Alice née Kotalawala. He married Leela Wickramasinghe and they had...
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Kannangara (Sinhala: කන්නන්ගර; Tamil: கன்னங்கரா) is a surname found in Sri Lanka. Notable people with this name include: C. W. W. Kannangara (1894 – 1969)...
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Senator Edward Wilmot Kannangara, CBE (Sinhala: කන්නන්ගර; Tamil: கன்னங்கரா)[needs IPA] (1894-19??) was a Ceylonese civil servant and statesman. He served...
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Although the Freedom Party failed to form a government under the leadership of C. P. de Silva, fresh elections were held four months later after the United...
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Central Colleges established under the education reforms of late Hon. C. W. W. Kannangara, who introduced free education in Sri Lanka. Today about 3270 students...
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1944. It is one of the original 54 Central Schools established by Dr. C.W.W.Kannangara, the then Minister of Education, in the implementation of his free...
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List of United National Party MPs (section W)
Jayawardene Jayalath Jayawardena John Kotelawala S. R. Kanaganayagam C. W. W. Kannangara M. S. Kariapper Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Ravi Karunanayake Gayantha...
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first central colleges to bear fruit from the vision of the late Dr. C.W.W. Kannangara. It is a mixed school with a current student population of over 4000...
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allowances. Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara who was the Minister of Education made education free for all Sri Lankan students in 1940 s. Kannangara's significant...
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