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Cyril Esmond Lucien Wickremesinghe (29 May 1920 – 29 September 1985) was a Ceylonese press baron, lawyer, and a successful entrepreneur. He also played key role in defeating Sirimavo Bandaranaike that brought United National Party 's Dudley Senanayake to power in 1965's Parliamentary Election. [1] [2] He was also father of President of Sri ...
- 29 September 1985 (aged 65), Houston, Texas
- Press baron
Sep 29, 2016 · We meet in the shadow of memory. Almost 31 years after the death of Esmond Wickremesinghe, we now have an opportunity for public tribute. All of us knew of Esmond Wickremesinghe. Most of us knew him. To many of us he was a good friend. To speak of him as an individual and a character is almost unnecessary. The warmth of his nature was such that those whose lives were touched by Esmond will ...
Sep 17, 2023 · To achieve this goal, he conscripted Lake House publisher Esmond Wickremesinghe as a special envoy with the single assignment of securing UN membership for Ceylon. Sri Lanka's national flag was ceremoniously hoisted in the UN precincts following the country's admission as a UN member state back in December 1955.
Oct 1, 2017 · Esmond Wickremesinghe, a press baron and a political kingmaker, wielded considerable influence in Sri Lankan politics. A lawyer by profession, he took to journalism with ease. He was no stranger to politics having been involved with University student politics and LSSP politics. Journalism always interwined with politics, at Lake House.His father-in-law, D R Wijewardene had pioneered in Sri ...
Jul 30, 2017 · “After Dudley Senanayake’s death, Esmond Wickremesinghe worked solidly behind the scenes for JR Jayewardene and his plan to return to power and what the new government should do. A free economy had first been mooted in the Daily News in the late 1960s and was to be the model for the 1977 UNP government.
Oct 4, 2015 · Esmond Wickremesinghe (May 29, 1920-September 29, 1985) is one of the most interesting and significant figures in the two-century-old history of the news media and journalism in South Asia. His engagement with the newspaper world over close to four decades divides cleanly into two chapters.
Feb 14, 2024 · Ranil Wickremesinghe born on 24 March 1949 is the son of Esmond and Nalini Wickremesinghe neither of whom sought political office. Nevertheless the family was well-versed in politics. Ranil’s mother Nalini was the daughter of press baron D.R. Wijewardene. Ranil’s father Esmond was a lawyer and the son of civil servant Cyril Wickremesinghe.
