C. W. W. Kannangara
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title:
C. W. W. Kannangara
text:
Dr. Cristopher William Wijekoon Kannangara was a Sri Lankan Lawyer and a politician. He rose up the ranks of Sri Lanka's movement for independence in the early part of the 20th century. As a lawyer he defended the detainees that were imprisoned during the Riots of 1915, many of whom were the emerging leaders of the independence movement. In 1931, he became the President of Ceylon National Congress, the forerunner to the United National Party. Later, he became the first Minister of Education in t
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Sri Lankan politician and lawyer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._W._W._Kannangara
date created:
2007-02-07T17:03:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T14:32:17Z
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