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Dr. Cristopher William Wijekoon Kannangara (Sinhala ආචාර්ය ක්‍රිස්ටෝෆර් විලියම් විජේකෝන් කන්නන්ගර; 18 October 1894 – 23 September 1969) was a Sri Lankan Lawyer and a politician. He rose up the ranks of Sri Lanka's movement for independence in the early part of the 20th century. As a lawyer he defended the detainees that were imprisoned during the Riots of 1915, many of whom were the emerging leaders of the independence movement. In 1931, he became the President of Ceylon National Congress, the forerunner to the United National Party. Later, he became the first Minister of Education in the State Council of Ceylon, and was instrumental in introducing extensive reforms to the country's education system that opened up education to children from all levels of society.

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  • C. W. W. Kannangara (en)
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  • Dr. Cristopher William Wijekoon Kannangara (Sinhala ආචාර්ය ක්‍රිස්ටෝෆර් විලියම් විජේකෝන් කන්නන්ගර; 18 October 1894 – 23 September 1969) was a Sri Lankan Lawyer and a politician. He rose up the ranks of Sri Lanka's movement for independence in the early part of the 20th century. As a lawyer he defended the detainees that were imprisoned during the Riots of 1915, many of whom were the emerging leaders of the independence movement. In 1931, he became the President of Ceylon National Congress, the forerunner to the United National Party. Later, he became the first Minister of Education in the State Council of Ceylon, and was instrumental in introducing extensive reforms to the country's education system that opened up education to children from all levels of society. (en)
  • Crestoper William Wijeyekoon Kannangara (singhalesisch ක්‍රිස්ටෝෆර් විලියම් විජේකෝන් කන්නග්ගර; * 13. Oktober 1884 in Randombe, Südprovinz; † 23. September 1969) war ein sri-lankischer Anwalt und Politiker. Er war maßgeblich an der sri-lankischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung beteiligt und schließlich von 1937 bis 1946 der erste Bildungsminister von Sri Lanka. Am Parakramabahu Central College in Polgahawela (Nordwestprovinz) wurde eine Büste zu Ehren Kannangaras errichtet. (de)
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  • C. W. W. Kannangara (en)
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  • Colombo General Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka (en)
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  • Wewala, Hikkaduwa (en)
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