Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sri Lankan politician
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Place of Birth: Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
About Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke
- Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke (Sinhala: ???????? ?????? ???????) (20 October 1892 – 17 December 1978) was a Sri Lankan statesman.
- Having served as an important figure in the gradual independence of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from Britain, he became the third Governor-General of Ceylon (1954-1962).
- He was the first Ceylonese individual to hold the vice-regal post.
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