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T. B. Poholiyadde

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Wasala Bandaranayake Herat Mudiyanse Ralahamillage Tikiri Banda Poholiyadde, MBE, JP (10 July 1890 - 1956), commonly known as T. B. Poholiyadde Dissawa, was a Ceylonese colonial-era headman and politician. [1]

18 relations: Ceylonese parliamentary election, 1947, Ceylonese parliamentary election, 1952, Dissava, E. L. B. Hurulle, Horowpothana Electoral District, Justice of the peace, Lanka Sama Samaja Party, Native headmen of Ceylon, Order of the British Empire, Parliament of Ceylon, Parliament of Sri Lanka, Politics, Sri Lanka, The Honourable, The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Trinity College, Kandy, United National Party, 1953 New Year Honours.

Ceylonese parliamentary election, 1947

General elections were held in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 23 August to 20 September 1947.

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Ceylonese parliamentary election, 1952

General elections were held in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1952.

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Dissava

Dissava was a traditional and colonial title and office in Sri Lanka.

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E. L. B. Hurulle

Deshamanya Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle (Sinhala: එඩ්වින් ලොකු බණඩාර හුරුල්ලේ) (19 January 1919 – 6 April 2009) (known as E. L. B. Hurulle) was a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament, diplomat and Provincial Governor who served as Cabinet Minister of Communications in Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake's Government and Cabinet Minister of Cultural Affairs under President J. R. Jayewardene's Government.

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Horowpothana Electoral District

Horowpothana electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

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Lanka Sama Samaja Party

The Lanka Sama Samaja Party (literally Lanka Equal Society Party, in Sinhala: ලංකා සම සමාජ පක්ෂය, in Tamil: லங்கா சமசமாஜக் கட்சி) is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.

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Native headmen of Ceylon

Native headmen system was an integral part of the administration of the island of Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) under the successive European colonial powers, namely the Portuguese Empire, the Dutch East India Company and the British Empire.

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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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Parliament of Ceylon

The Parliament of Ceylon was the legislative body of British Ceylon & Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1947 by the Soulbury Constitution, prior to independence on 4 February 1948.

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Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa, Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம்) is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka.

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Politics

Politics (from Politiká, meaning "affairs of the cities") is the process of making decisions that apply to members of a group.

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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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The Honourable

The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to The Hon., Hon. or formerly The Hon'ble—the latter term is still used in South Asia) is a style that is used before the names of certain classes of people.

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The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers.

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Trinity College, Kandy

Trinity College, Kandy, is a private school for boys in Sri Lanka founded in 1872 by Anglican missionaries, that offers primary and secondary education.

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United National Party

The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP (translit, translit), is a political party in Sri Lanka.

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1953 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1953 for the United Kingdom were announced on 30 December 1952, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1953.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._B._Poholiyadde

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