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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executive committee of Education in the State Council alongside C. W. W. Kannangara in bringing about free education. He was the President of Lanka Mahajana...
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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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type of state school in Sri Lanka. Originally mooted in the 1930s by C.W.W. Kannangara, 54 Central Colleges were founded between 1943 and 1947 as part of...
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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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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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Wijeyananda Dahanayake (redirect from W. Dahanayake)
Colvin R. de Silva. He supported the education reforms initiated by C. W. W. Kannangara by collecting a large number of signatures for a public petition...
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