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General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala CH KBE KStJ CLI (Sinhala: ශ්‍රිමත් ජොන් ලයනල් කොතලාවල; 4 April 1896 – 2 October 1980) was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician most notable for serving as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from 1953 to 1956.

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active years end date
1956-04-12
active years start date
1953-10-12
alma mater
Christ's College Cambridge, Royal College Colombo
birth date
1896-04-04, 1897-04-04
birth place
Sri Lanka
country
Sri Lanka
death date
1980-10-02
death place
Sri Lanka, Colombo
military branch
Ceylon Defence Force, Sri Lanka Army
military rank
General officer, Colonel
military unit
Sri Lanka Light Infantry
monarch
Elizabeth II
order in office
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
party
United National Party
profession
Politician, Soldier, Plantation
religion
Theravada
service end year
0023-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
0023-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
successor
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike

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