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Ceylonese teacher, trade unionist, politician and Member of
Parliament
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Fernando died on 27 May 2007 at his home in
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teacher, trade unionist, politician and Member of
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in June 1964. LSSP members who opposed the move (Fernando,
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Bolshevik–Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma
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953:"Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977"
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3080:
2996:Pieter Keuneman
2991:M. C. M. Kaleel
2884:
2845:S. B. Ekanayake
2820:
2776:D. A. Rajapaksa
2704:
2680:P. R. Ratnayake
2605:
2584:Kavisena Herath
2490:
2459:K. B. Ratnayake
2429:
2425:K. Thurairatnam
2420:A. Sivasunderam
2378:V. Dharmalingam
2368:M. Balasundaram
2358:V. A. Alegacone
2343:
2260:
2241:T. B. Tennekoon
2236:R. W. Tennekoon
2186:K. Abdul Jabbar
2176:T. B. M. Herath
2144:Alick Aluwihare
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2066:
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1966:
1927:Pieter Keuneman
1892:Hector Fernando
1852:
1796:
1772:D. A. Rajapaksa
1722:
1693:M. P. Jothipala
1658:
1629:John Kotelawala
1594:
1555:
1551:C. Vanniasingam
1511:V. A. Alegacone
1496:
1467:M. S. Kariapper
1447:
1433:T. B. Tennekoon
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1147:Tissa Vitharana
1142:A. Vaidyalingam
1117:Pieter Keuneman
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266:Socialist Party
228:(BLPI). He met
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870:on 2009-12-09.
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818:on 2009-12-09.
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791:on 2009-12-09.
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764:on 2009-12-09.
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639:. 29 May 2007.
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3087:
3085:Appointed (6)
3083:
3077:
3074:
3072:
3069:
3067:
3064:
3062:
3059:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3051:Bernard Soysa
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3026:Paris Perera
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2826:Uva Province
2670:N. M. Perera
2660:Cyril Mathew
2471:S. B. Lenawa
2317:C. Rajadurai
2287:M. C. Ahamed
2275:T. Ahambaram
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1983:R. P. Gaddum
1957:M. S. Themis
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1887:Razik Fareed
1831:S. A. Peeris
1802:Uva Province
1713:N. M. Perera
1487:C. Rajadurai
1354:N. M. Perera
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3145:1923 births
2909:I. A. Cader
2156:M. D. Banda
1398:S. Jinadasa
1373:M. D. Banda
1029:Hartal 1953
333:dissolution
321:Bala Tampoe
255:1953 hartal
158:, Sri Lanka
149:27 May 2007
103:Preceded by
72:Preceded by
3139:Categories
1526:P. Kandiah
1231:Trotskyism
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924:. p.
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525:References
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163:Profession
137:1923-04-18
380:Election
236:Fernando
191:Ceylonese
175:Sinhalese
171:Ethnicity
97:1960–1965
93:In office
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62:In office
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242:Moratuwa
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54:Moratuwa
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470:Elected
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392:Result
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166:Teacher
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