Gerard Wijeyekoon
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Gerard Wijeyekoon was a Ceylonese politician. He was the first President of the Senate of Ceylon
. His son Major General
H.W.G. Wijeyekoon
was the second Ceylonese Commander of the Ceylon Army.
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Gerard Wijeyekoon was a Ceylonese politician. He was the first President of the Senate of Ceylon
Senate of Ceylon
The Senate of Ceylon was the upper chamber of the parliament of Ceylon established in 1947 by the Soulbury Commission. The Senate was appointed/indirectly elected rather than directly elected. The Senate was housed in the old Legislative Council building in Colombo Fort and met for the first time...
. His son Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
H.W.G. Wijeyekoon
H.W.G. Wijeyekoon
Major General Hemachandra Wickrama Gerard Wijeyekoon, OBE, ED, CLI was a Sri Lankan military leader, and diplomat. He was the second Ceylonese Commander of the Ceylon Army from 1960 to 1963 and former Ceylon's High Commissioner to Pakistan and Ambassador to Italy.-Early life and education:He was...
was the second Ceylonese Commander of the Ceylon Army.