Sir John Kotelawala

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for Economic development
National unity
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ceylon
gptkbp:birth_date 1897-04-04
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contributed_to Education reforms in Ceylon
gptkbp:death_date 1980-01-02
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_College,_Colombo
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:John_Kotelawala
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Kotelawala
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/ John_ Kotelawala.jpg/220px-John_ Kotelawala.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sri_Lankan_independence_movement
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkbp:involved_in Post-war reconstruction
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Ceylon
gptkb:House_of_Representatives_of_Ceylon
gptkb:Senate_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:socialism
gptkbp:known_for Leadership during the 1950s
gptkbp:legacy Contributions to Sri Lankan politics
gptkbp:nationality Sri Lankan
gptkbp:notable_works Ceylon's Foreign Policy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:participated_in Constitutional reforms
gptkbp:party gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:place_of_birth Colombo, Ceylon
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:1956
1947
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkbp:promoted Free trade policies
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Ceylon_Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hilda_Kotelawala
gptkbp:successor gptkb:S._W._R._D._Bandaranaike
gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkbp:supported gptkb:British_Commonwealth
gptkbp:term_end 1956-04-28
gptkbp:term_start 1953-04-12
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:international_relations
gptkbp:was_known_for Diplomatic efforts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D._S._Senanayake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4