About R. S. Pelpola
Lived 1898 – 1971 (aged 72). R. S. Pelpola was a diplomat and politician.
Richard Stanley Pelpola (21 November 1898 - 19 July 1971) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon and a member of Parliament in the cabinet of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike. He resigned from his position of speaker in 1964 Later in his life he was appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia. Pelpola died in Kuala Lumpur in 1971. He had fourteen children.
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Who was R. S. Pelpola?
Sri Lankan politician
When was R. S. Pelpola born?
R. S. Pelpola was born on 21 November 1898.
When did R. S. Pelpola die?
R. S. Pelpola died on 19 July 1971 in Kuala Lumpur.
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R. S. Pelpola was a diplomat and politician.
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