John Kotelawala
Sir John Lionel Kotelawala, KBE, CH, KStJ, CLI (Sinhala: ශ්රිමත් ජොන් ලයනල් කොතලාවල; 4 April 1897 – 2 October 1980) was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician, most notable for serving as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from 1953 to 1956.
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