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Governor-General of Ceylon
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The governor-general of Ceylon was the representative of the Ceylonese monarch in the Dominion of Ceylon from the country's independence in 1948 until it became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.[1]
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Governor-General of Ceylon | |
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Style | His Excellency the Right Honourable |
Status | Abolished |
Residence | Queen's House, Colombo |
Appointer | Monarch of Ceylon on the advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 4 February 1948 |
First holder | Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
Final holder | William Gopallawa |
Abolished | 22 May 1972 |
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