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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1884-10-13
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Randombe,_British_Ceylon
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gptkbp:children
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one daughter
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1969-09-23
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Ceylon_Law_College
gptkb:Richmond_College,_Galle
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Christopher_William_Wijekoon_Kannangara
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gptkbp:honor
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Commemorated on Sri Lankan postage stamps
Statues in Sri Lanka
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Father of Free Education in Sri Lanka
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Kannangara_Central_Colleges
gptkb:Kannangara_Scholarship
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:State_Council_of_Ceylon
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Free_Education_Bill_of_1943
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:educator
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:politician
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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Minister of Education
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Kanatte_Cemetery,_Colombo
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Lilian_Elizabeth_Perera
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1947
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gptkbp:termStart
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1931
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Richmond_College,_Galle
gptkb:State_Council_of_Ceylon
gptkb:Minister_of_Education_(Sri_Lanka)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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C. W. W. Kannangara
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