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William Gopallawa MBE (Sinhala: විලියම් ගොපල්ලව, Tamil: வில்லியம் கோப்பல்லாவ; 17 September 1896 – 31 January 1981) was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and the first and only non-executive President of Sri Lanka from 1972 to 1978, when Ceylon declared itself a republic and changed its name to Sri Lanka.
Feb 1, 1981 · William Gopallawa, the first President of Sri Lanka and a former Ambassador to the United States, died of a heart attack at a Colombo hospital yesterday, a family spokesman said. He was 83 years old.
William Gopallawa was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and the first and only non-executive President of Sri Lanka from 1972 to 1978, when Ceylon declared itself a republic and changed its name to Sri Lanka.
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William Gopallawa. William Gopallawa (17 September 1897 - 31 January 1981) was the first President of Sri Lanka. He was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 before independence from the United Kingdom. Gopallawa was the 1st President of Sri Lanka from 1972 to1978. After his presidency, the next president was J. R. Jayewardene. [1]
Aug 31, 2022 · William Gopallawa who later became Sri Lanka’s first (non-executive) President was a lawyer. He had served as municipal commissioner of Kandy and Colombo and had also been Ambassador to China and the USA. Since Gopallawa was related to the Ratwatte family and had been appointed Governor-General by Ms. Bandaranaike, the UNP doubted his ...
Jul 17, 2022 · William Gopallawa was born on September 17, 1897 at “Dullewa Maha Walauwa” in the beautiful village of Aluvihare, a suburb of Matale in Asgiri Udasiya Pattuwa. His father was Tikiri Banda Gopallawa, a scion and an icon of a distinguished family from Gokarella in the Kurunegala district.
Learn about the life and career of William Gopallawa, who served as the last Governor-General of Ceylon and the first President of Sri Lanka after the republic declaration in 1972. Find out his achievements, challenges and legacy as a statesman and a constitutionalist.
