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to leave the government with twelve other parliamentarians against the government's introduction of the Press
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cabinet minister and Member of
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Samaraweera established his legal practice in Matara, and entered politics. He was elected onto the
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through a project initiated by his son
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Samarajiva) and they had five children. Samaraweera was educated at
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475:"Former Minister Mahanama Samaraweera remembered in Matara"
553:"Mangala's entry to UNP: Only means of self salvage?"
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458:Members of the Legislatures of Ceylon: 1931-1972
525:"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952"
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3416:Alumni of Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
3436:Local authority councillors of Sri Lanka
3426:Communist Party of Sri Lanka politicians
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456:Jātika Rājya Sabhāva Pustakālya (1972).
338:Minister of Local Government and Housing
3456:Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon
3451:Members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon
3446:Members of the 2nd Parliament of Ceylon
420:
409:List of political families in Sri Lanka
325:and the Parliamentary Secretary to the
3411:Alumni of St. Aloysius' College, Galle
3421:Communications ministers of Sri Lanka
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530:. Department of Elections, Sri Lanka
3486:Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians
3461:Parliamentary secretaries of Ceylon
499:Wimalaratne, K. D. G. (Ed) (1994).
429:"Hon. Samaraweera, Mahanama, M.P."
317:Samaraweera, was appointed as the
255:, and Lydia Margaret Samaraweera (
14:
362:Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party
336:On 23 July 1960 he was appointed
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331:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet
306:. He changed allegiances to the
351:In 1964 Samaraweera joined the
3431:Housing ministers of Sri Lanka
1:
3481:People from Matara, Sri Lanka
346:Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
269:St. Joseph's College, Colombo
210:St. Joseph's College, Colombo
2830:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
2203:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
1900:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
1880:Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
1583:Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
1127:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
1112:Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
340:and then on 28 May 1963 the
302:of Ceylon, representing the
265:St. Aloysius' College, Galle
206:St. Aloysius' College, Galle
192:Jaimini, Jayanthi Chandani,
3267:James Peter Obeyesekere III
1275:Doreen Young Wickremasinghe
275:in 1939 and qualified as a
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3207:Cholomondeley Goonewardene
3027:Patrick de Silva Kularatne
2568:Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar
2168:Cholomondeley Goonewardene
1728:Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar
1181:Alexander Francis Molamure
1137:Dingiri Bandara Welagedara
342:Minister of Communications
61:1952 – March 1960
2427:Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
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432:Directory of Past Members
294:In 1952, standing as the
226:
169:Communist Party of Ceylon
124:
96:July 1960 – 1965
89:
54:
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3363:Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
3327:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
2371:Leader of the Opposition
2128:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
1649:Robert Edward Jayatilaka
1605:Leader of the Opposition
1595:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
1372:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
869:Robert Edward Jayatilaka
830:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
825:Leader of the Opposition
327:Minister of Home Affairs
308:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
243:Early life and education
3302:M. P. de Z. Siriwardena
3155:Felix Dias Bandaranaike
1905:Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
1493:A. C. Tutein-Nolthenius
1488:Robert Singleton-Salmon
1132:Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
436:Parliament of Sri Lanka
319:Parliamentary Secretary
3332:Wijayabahu Wijayasinha
2985:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
2886:L. de S. A. Gunasekera
2881:B. A. P. B. Balasuriya
2852:Leelananda Weerasinghe
2788:M. H. M. Naina Marikar
2752:North Western Province
2737:Maithripala Senanayake
2691:North Central Province
2629:S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
1998:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
1934:Kusumasiri Gunawardena
1875:I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle
1856:North Western Province
1846:Maithripala Senanayake
1817:North Central Province
1777:S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
1718:S. U. Ethirmanasingham
1599:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
1402:S. de Silva Jayasinghe
1392:Kusumasiri Gunawardena
1357:A. N. D. A. Abeysinghe
1225:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
1107:I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle
1083:North Western Province
1073:Maithripala Senanayake
1044:North Central Province
72:H. D. Abeygoonewardane
3317:S. K. K. Suriarachchi
3232:D. Shelton Jayasinghe
3185:Vivienne Goonewardene
3170:Somaweera Chandrasiri
3136:W. G. M. Albert Silva
3052:Senapala Samarasekera
3022:Montague Jayawickrama
2980:Sumanapala Dahanayake
2946:Dhanapala Weerasekera
2867:Sabaragamuwa Province
2558:M. I. M. Abdul Majeed
2462:Chandrasena Munaweera
2365:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
2163:Vivienne Goonewardene
2104:W. G. M. Albert Silva
1920:Sabaragamuwa Province
1377:Somaweera Chandrasiri
1255:Montague Jayawickrama
1147:Sabaragamuwa Province
366:United National Party
107:Justin Wijayawardhene
84:Justin Wijayawardhene
16:Sri Lankan politician
3322:Stanley Tillekeratne
3180:W. Danister de Silva
3131:C. P. J. Seneviratne
3126:Amarananda Ratnayake
3072:P. P. Wickremasuriya
3067:S. A. Wickramasinghe
3062:Percy Wickremasinghe
3057:Mahanama Samaraweera
2906:V. T. G. Karunaratne
2857:D. P. Wickremasinghe
2536:M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
2048:S. A. Wickramasinghe
2043:Mahanama Samaraweera
1959:V. T. G. Karunaratne
1944:D. F. Hettiarachchi
1733:M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
1634:M. A. D. Dissanayake
1412:M. D. H. Jayawardena
1270:Mahanama Samaraweera
960:M. E. H. Mohamed Ali
926:Ukku Banda Unamboowe
237:member of parliament
233:Mahanama Samaraweera
30:Mahanama Samaraweera
3358:R. Singleton Salmon
3212:Leslie Goonewardene
3197:T. Quintin Fernando
3160:S. D. Bandaranayake
2951:Soma Wickremanayake
2835:Mudiyanse Tennakoon
2815:Stephen Samarakkody
2766:M. A. J. Wijesinghe
2656:E. M. V. Naganathan
2578:N. R. Rajavarothiam
2477:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
2422:T. William Fernando
2264:R. Singleton-Salmon
2158:Leslie Goonewardene
2123:S. D. Bandaranayake
2082:J. C. T. Kotelawala
1910:Mudiyanse Tennakoon
1748:N. R. Rajavarothiam
1437:D. C. W. Kannangara
1432:C. W. W. Kannangara
1367:S. D. Bandaranayake
1333:Wilfred A. Ratwatte
1311:J. C. T. Kotelawala
1250:Charles Edirisuriya
970:N. R. Rajavarothiam
894:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
397:Mangala Samaraweera
353:Leader of the House
323:Minister of Justice
291:of Matara in 1943.
3476:Sri Lankan lawyers
3466:Ceylonese proctors
3353:Badi-ud-din Mahmud
3297:D. S. Samarasinghe
3292:Edmund Samarakkody
3277:K. D. David Perera
3222:Robert Gunawardena
3217:Philip Gunawardena
3175:Colvin R. de Silva
3116:K. M. P. Rajaratne
3091:W. P. G. Ariyadasa
3042:Lakshman Rajapaksa
3005:Edwin Tillekeratne
2975:Albert Kariyawasam
2896:P. B. G. Kalugalla
2876:M. L. M. Aboosally
2820:G. W. Samarasinghe
2778:S. D. R. Jayaratne
2742:P. M. K. Tennakoon
2671:T. Sivasithamparam
2666:M. Sivasithamparam
2595:Indrasena de Zoysa
2590:S. M. Rasamanickam
2583:S. M. Manickarajah
2553:M. A. Abdul Majeed
2548:A. L. Abdul Majeed
2316:5th Parliament of
2218:Vimala Wijewardene
2193:Sagara Palansuriya
2178:Philip Gunawardena
2173:Robert Gunawardena
2133:Colvin R. de Silva
2092:K. M. P. Rajaratne
2067:W. P. G. Ariyadasa
2038:S. W. D. Ratnayake
2033:Lakshman Rajapaksa
1993:Henry Abeywickrema
1974:Edmund Samarakkody
1954:P. B. G. Kalugalla
1939:Maithripala Herath
1895:W. J. C. Munasinha
1694:Aloysius Weerakoon
1684:Piyasena Tennakoon
1664:Nimal Karunatilake
1550:3rd Parliament of
1447:Cyril E. S. Perera
1397:Robert Gunawardena
1304:Gladwin Kotelawala
1265:V. G. W. Ratnayake
1220:Henry Abeywickrema
1191:Edmund Samarakkody
1166:N. H. Keerthiratne
1063:S. H. Mahadiulwewa
975:S. M. Rasamanickam
916:P. P. Sumanatilaka
770:2nd Parliament of
310:prior to the next
273:Ceylon Law College
3388:
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3312:V. A. Sugathadasa
3257:Wijayapala Mendis
3242:J. R. Jayewardene
3237:Gamini Jayasuriya
3227:Lakshman Jayakody
3047:Don Roy Rajapakse
3017:D. S. Goonesekera
3012:H. W. Dissanayake
2995:Lakshman de Silva
2966:Southern Province
2956:P. B. Wijesundara
2941:Dudley Senanayake
2931:Clifford Ratwatte
2921:Stanley Molligoda
2901:Asoka Karunaratne
2847:U. B. Wanninayake
2793:D. B. Monnekulame
2732:R. B. Ratnamalala
2639:Alfred Duraiappah
2605:Northern Province
2512:Edmund Wijesuriya
2507:U. B. Weerasekera
2502:J. D. Weerasekera
2452:U. P. Y. Jinadasa
2447:T. B. Jayasundera
2437:T. B. Ilangaratne
2417:L. B. Dassanayake
2395:Bernard Aluwihare
2376:Dudley Senanayake
2272:
2271:
2023:Panini Ilangakoon
2018:D. S. Goonesekera
1984:Southern Province
1964:Jayaweera Kuruppu
1929:C. R. Beligammana
1890:D. B. Monnekulame
1831:M. S. Dissanayake
1802:C. Suntharalingam
1797:G. G. Ponnambalam
1758:Northern Province
1699:J. D. Weerasekera
1674:M. B. W. Mediwake
1669:C. A. S. Marikkar
1644:T. B. Ilangaratne
1506:
1505:
1498:S. P. Vythilingam
1483:V. R. S. Schokman
1422:J. R. Jayewardene
1417:T. F. Jayewardene
1338:K. D. Sugathadasa
1294:M. B. Bambarapane
1211:Southern Province
1196:Dudley Senanayake
1171:A. E. B. Kiriella
1161:C. R. Beligammana
1068:T. B. Poholiyadde
1053:P. B. Bulankulame
1024:Alfred Thambiayah
1019:C. Suntharalingam
1004:G. G. Ponnambalam
985:Northern Province
904:Fredrick de Silva
889:H. B. Rambukwella
874:C. A. S. Marikkar
864:M. W. R. de Silva
849:Bernard Aluwihare
815:Dudley Senanayake
726:
725:
374:Dudley Senanayake
344:, as part of the
304:Matara electorate
300:second parliament
253:licensed surveyor
230:
229:
178:Khema Padmawathi
147:Matara, Sri Lanka
43:Ceylon Parliament
3493:
3471:Sinhalese people
3378:Baba Zahiere Lye
3368:R. S. V. Poulier
3348:L. O. Abeyaratne
3272:Dayasena Pasqual
3262:Anil Moonesinghe
3146:Western Province
3121:Kusuma Rajaratne
3111:J. G. Gunasekera
3106:D. M. Gunasekera
3037:George Rajapaksa
2911:W. A. Karunasena
2825:A. H. Senanayake
2722:E. L. B. Hurulle
2710:Sirimevan Godage
2661:V. N. Navaratnam
2619:A. Amirthalingam
2563:P. Manicavasagam
2522:Eastern Province
2482:E. L. Senanayake
2472:Shelton Ranaraja
2457:Tissa Kapukotuwa
2386:Central Province
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2312:
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2259:R. S. V. Poulier
2198:Dayasena Pasqual
2188:Anil Moonesinghe
2138:Stanley de Zoysa
2114:Western Province
2097:Kusuma Rajaratne
2077:Y. G. Jayasinghe
2072:K. D. Goonaratne
2013:C. A. Dharmapala
2003:William de Silva
1841:E. L. B. Hurulle
1836:Sirimevan Godage
1792:V. N. Navaratnam
1772:A. Amirthalingam
1709:Eastern Province
1620:Central Province
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1452:Wilmot A. Perera
1407:D. P. Jayasuriya
1382:P. Andrew Cooray
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