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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:St._Anthony's_College,_Kandy
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1897-09-17
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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Dambulla, Sri Lanka
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1981-01-31
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:governor
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gptkb:Ceylon
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gptkbp:governorGeneralTermEnd
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1972-05-22
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gptkbp:governorTermStart
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1962-03-02
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gptkbp:honorificPrefix
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Sir
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir William Gopallawa
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Sri_Lankan
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first non-executive President of Sri Lanka
last Governor-General of Ceylon
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:civil_servant
gptkb:diplomat
politician
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gptkbp:predecessor
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office established
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gptkbp:predecessorAsGovernorGeneral
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gptkb:Sir_Oliver_Goonetilleke
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gptkbp:president
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gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
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gptkbp:spouse
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Lady Gopallawa
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:J._R._Jayewardene
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gptkbp:successorAsGovernorGeneral
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office abolished
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1978-02-04
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gptkbp:termStart
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1972-05-22
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Borella_Cemetery
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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