About C. V. Gunaratne
Lived 1901 – 2000 (aged 98–99). C. V. Gunaratne was a Sri Lankan politician.
Clement Victor Gunaratne was Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Industries Development. He and his wife along with 20 others were killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE organization on 7 June 2000.
He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo where was captain of the rugby team. His father was Major L. V. Gooneratne, ED, CCC the first Mayor of Dehiwala - Mt Lavinia He entered politics as a member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council in which he was Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka Freedom Party). He was chosen as a Central Committee Member of the SLFP in early 1970s and was elected to parliament in the parliamentary general election held in 1989.
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Who was C. V. Gunaratne?
Sri Lankan politician
When was C. V. Gunaratne born?
C. V. Gunaratne was born in 1901.
When did C. V. Gunaratne die?
C. V. Gunaratne died on 7 June 2000 in Rathmalana, Sri Lanka.
What was C. V. Gunaratne's occupation?
C. V. Gunaratne was a politician.
What nationality was C. V. Gunaratne?
C. V. Gunaratne was Sri Lankan.
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