William Gopallawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Gopallawa

Sri Lankan President

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1897

Place of Birth: Matale, Central Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1981

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

William Gopallawa, MBE (Sinhala: ??????? ???????, Tamil: ????????? ??????????) (17 September 1896 – 31 January 1981) was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and became the first and only Non-Executive President of Sri Lanka when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka.
Until 1972, Ceylon was a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state and Queen of Ceylon.
He served as Governor-General during the tenure of different governments headed by Sirimavo Bandaranaike of the SLFP and Dudley Senanayake of the UNP.