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Governor-General of Ceylon

Index Governor-General of Ceylon

The governor-general of Ceylon was the representative of the monarch in the Dominion of Ceylon from the country's independence from the United Kingdom in 1948 until it became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972. [1]

24 relations: Arthur Wijewardena, C. Nagalingam, Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon, Elizabeth II, Excellency, George VI, Governors of British Ceylon, Henry Monck-Mason Moore, Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury, Justice, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Order of the British Empire, President of Sri Lanka, President's House, Colombo, President's Pavilion, Queen's Cottage, Republic, Sir, Sri Lanka, William Gopallawa.

Arthur Wijewardena

Sir Edwin Arthur Lewis Wijewardena KC (21 March 1887 – 1964) was the 28th Chief Justice of Ceylon.

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C. Nagalingam

Justice Chellappah Nagalingam, KC was a leading Ceylonese judge and lawyer.

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Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

The Chief Justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

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Dominion of Ceylon

Between 1948 and 1972, CeylonThe Sri Lanka Independence Act 1947 uses the name "Ceylon" for the new dominion; nowhere does that Act use the term "Dominion of Ceylon", which although sometimes used was not the official name.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Excellency

Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy.

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George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.

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Governors of British Ceylon

The Governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948.

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Henry Monck-Mason Moore

Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore (18 March 1887 – 26 March 1964) was British Governor of Sierra Leone, Kenya and Ceylon.

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Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury

Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury (6 March 1887 – 30 January 1971) was a British Conservative politician.

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Justice

Justice is the legal or philosophical theory by which fairness is administered.

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Kandy

Kandy (මහනුවර Mahanuwara, pronounced; கண்டி, pronounced) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province.

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Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya (නුවර එළිය; நுவரெலியா) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke

Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke (Sinhala:ශ්‍රිමත් ඔලිවර් ගුණතිලක) (20 October 1892 – 17 December 1978) was a civil servant, diplomat and politician.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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President of Sri Lanka

The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the executive head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and commander-in-chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.

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President's House, Colombo

President's House is the official residence and workplace of the President of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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President's Pavilion

President's Pavilion is an official residence of the President of Sri Lanka, located in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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Queen's Cottage

Queen's Cottage (also known as The Lodge) is a country house near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

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Republic

A republic (res publica) is a form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter", not the private concern or property of the rulers.

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Sir

Sir is an honorific address used in a number of situations in many anglophone cultures.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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William Gopallawa

William Gopallawa, MBE (Sinhala: විලියම් ගොපල්ලව, வில்லியம் கோபள்ளவா) (17 September 1896 – 31 January 1981) was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and became the first (non-executive) President of Sri Lanka when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor-General_of_Ceylon

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