Ranjan Wijeratne
Sri Lankan politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Ranjan Wijeratne (4 April 1931 – 2 March 1991) was a Sri Lankan planter and politician. He served in the Premadasa cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs and then Minister of Plantation Industries, while holding the office of State Minister for Defence.[1][2]
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Ranjan Wijeratne | |
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Member of Parliament for National List | |
In office 1989 – 2 March 1991 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1931-04-04)4 April 1931 British Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) |
Died | 2 March 1991(1991-03-02) (aged 59) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Political party | United National Party |
Spouse | Delande Surya née Bandara |
Relations | Hemachandra (brother) |
Children | Rohan (son) |
Alma mater | S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Planter |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
Branch/service | Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force |
Years of service | (1984 – 1988) |
Rank | General (posthumous) |
Unit | Sri Lanka Rifle Corps |
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