Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga,commonly referred to by her initials CBK,is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fifth President of Sri Lanka,from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. The country's first and only female president to date and the country's second female prime minister. She is the daughter of two former prime ministers and was the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until the end of 2005.
Hector Vernon Ivan Seneviratne Corea was a priest of the Church of Ceylon.
Dominicus Corea also known as Domingos Corea and Edirille Rala,was the son of Don Jeronimo Corea and Anna Corea. Don Jeronimo Corea was also known as Mudaliyar Vikramasinha,Commander-in-Chief of King Mayadunne's army. Jeronimo Corea was executed by King Mayadunne's son,Rajasinghe. Dominicus Corea was born in Colombo in 1565. At that time,the Portuguese had colonised Ceylon,and his parents converted to Catholicism.
The United National Front (UNF) later the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) was a political alliance in Sri Lanka led by the United National Party.
Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne is a Sri Lankan dentist,politician,member of parliament and former cabinet minister. He is currently a member of parliament representing Kalutara district
Charles Edgar Corea (1866-1946) was a politician and a prominent freedom fighter of Sri Lanka.
The 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka,with the membership determined by the results of the 1994 parliamentary election held on 16 August 1994. The parliament met for the first time on 25 August 1994 and was dissolved on 18 August 2000.
James Clifford Aelian Corea was a Sri Lankan educationist. He was the former Principal of Royal College Colombo.
The Edirimanne Corea Family Union (ECFU) is a group set up to 'foster interaction' among the members of the powerful Corea family in the island of Sri Lanka. The Corea family is one of the leading families of Sri Lanka. They trace their ancestry to Dominicus Corea also known as Edirille Rala who was crowned King of Kotte and Sitawaka in Sri Lanka - Dominicus Corea was born in Colombo in 1565.
Gate Mudaliyar James Edward Corea was a Ceylonese colonial-era headman.
James Alfred Ernest Corea was a Sri Lankan public official. He was born in 1870. His father was Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea who was a Proctor of the Supreme Court. His mother was Henrietta Seneviratne. J.A.E Corea's father died in 1872 when his youngest son Victor was just one. His wife Henrietta was a widow from the age of 21.
Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea was a Sri Lankan lawyer.
Charles Edward Victor Seneviratne Corea was born in Chilaw,Sri Lanka,on 29 January 1871 to Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea,a famous lawyer,and Henrietta Seneviratne. He was the youngest out of five children,three boys and two girls,Charles Edgar Corea,James Alfred Ernest Corea,Agnes Corea and Evangeline Corea. This family was acknowledged to be one of the wealthiest families in the whole of Ceylon. Victor's family was severely affected when Charles Edward Bandaranaike Corea died in 1872,leaving five children,of whom the youngest,Victor Corea,was only one year old. The five young children depended on their young,widowed 21-year-old mother to look after them. He attended the prestigious S. Thomas' College,Mount Lavinia,where he excelled in his studies.
Charles Alfred Ernest Corea was a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was a Proctor of the Supreme Court. His father was Dr. James Alfred Ernest Corea,the prominent physician of Chilaw who was the brother of Sri Lankan freedom fighters Charles Edgar Corea and Victor Corea.
Srikumaradas Charles Shirley Corea was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the 9th Speaker of the Parliament and a Member of Parliament,representing Chilaw. He was a member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka.
Mahatma Gandhi the 'Father of the Nation of India,' paid a historic visit to Ceylon in 1927. On his first and only visit to the island,he was invited to Chilaw by the famed freedom fighters of Sri Lanka,Charles Edgar Corea and his brother Victor Corea. In addition to Chilaw,Mahatma Gandhi had visited Colombo,Kandy,Galle,Jaffna,Nuwara Eliya,Matale,Badulla,Bandarawela,Hatton and Point Pedro during his three-week-long visit to Sri Lanka and made many speeches to Sri Lankan audiences. During his stay in Ceylon he also visited the schools established by the Buddhist Theosophical Society in Ceylon namely Ananda College in Colombo,Mahinda College in Galle and Dharmaraja College in Kandy.
Mohandiram James Alfred Corea was a Ceylonese colonial-era headman. He was the Muhandiram of Madampe an area in the Chilaw District of Sri Lanka.
