Wimala Kannangara
Sri Lankan politician
About Wimala Kannangara
Lived 1920 – 2006 (aged 85–86). Wimala Kannangara was a Sri Lankan.
Irene Wimala Kannangara (15 June 1920 - January 2006) was a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. At the 8th parliamentary election, held on 21 July 1977, she was elected to the seat of Galigamuwa. Kannangara, the United National Party candidate, received 18,608 (54% of the total vote) defeating the Sri Lanka Freedom Party nominee, Jagathsiri Balasuriya, who polled 14,853 (43% of the total vote).
She was married to Dr Don Peter Kannangara, LMS of Kegalle.
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Who was Wimala Kannangara?
Sri Lankan politician (1920–2006)
When was Wimala Kannangara born?
Wimala Kannangara was born on 15 June 1920.
When did Wimala Kannangara die?
Wimala Kannangara died in 2006.
What nationality was Wimala Kannangara?
Wimala Kannangara was Sri Lankan.
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· Wikipedia: Wimala Kannangara
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