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784:Aluwihare
764:Ekanayake
743:Abeyratne
723:Aluwihare
708:Ekanayake
682:Abeyratne
662:Aluwihare
647:Ekanayake
621:Abeyratne
606:Aluwihare
591:Ekanayake
565:Abeyratne
550:Aluwihare
509:Abeyratne
494:Aluwihare
448:Abeyratne
433:Aluwihare
195:in 2006.
119:Ratmalana
88:2006–2014
84:In office
42:In office
1555:Sripavan
1499:Sripavan
1448:Sripavan
1392:Sripavan
1331:Sripavan
1270:Sripavan
1214:Sripavan
1168:Sripavan
1142:de Abrew
1137:de Abrew
1107:Sripavan
1081:de Abrew
1076:de Abrew
1046:Sripavan
1020:de Abrew
1015:de Abrew
985:Sripavan
964:de facto
908:de Abrew
903:de Abrew
873:Sripavan
794:de Abrew
789:de Abrew
733:de Abrew
728:de Abrew
672:de Abrew
667:de Abrew
611:de Abrew
555:de Abrew
499:de Abrew
438:de Abrew
405:Sripavan
189:Kalutara
164:with an
1575:Hettige
1550:Marsoof
1514:Hettige
1494:Marsoof
1458:Hettige
1443:Marsoof
1402:Hettige
1387:Marsoof
1341:Hettige
1326:Marsoof
1280:Hettige
1265:Marsoof
1224:Hettige
1209:Marsoof
1163:Marsoof
1102:Marsoof
967:Peiris
524:Perera
463:Perera
175:as a
166:LL.B.
1570:Imam
1509:Imam
962:The
853:The
403:The
335:2017
310:2017
285:2017
259:2017
110:Died
105:1953
102:Born
1580:Dep
1519:Dep
1463:Dep
1407:Dep
1346:Dep
1285:Dep
1229:Dep
1178:Dep
1117:Dep
1056:Dep
995:Dep
883:Dep
769:Dep
713:Dep
652:Dep
596:Dep
540:Dep
484:Dep
423:Dep
183:in
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225:^
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121:,
971:→
960:←
952:e
945:t
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401:←
393:e
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