"එඩ්වින් විජයරත්න" හි සංශෝධන අතර වෙනස්කම්

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Wijeyeratne married Leela Pethiyagoda of Meewaladeniya Walauwa, Gampola and had three sons and a daughter. The eldest, Tissa Wijeyeratne was a Barrister at Law and served as the Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defence, as Sri Lankan Ambassador to [[France]] and to [[Switzerland]], and as Senior Advisor (Foreign Affairs) to Prime Minister [[Sirimavo Bandaranaike]]. Wijeyeratne's second son, Dr [[Nissanka Wijeyeratne]], was former Cabinet Minister of Education, Higher Education and Justice and [[Diyawadana Nilame]] (Chief lay Custodian) of [[Sri Dalada Maligawa]]. He had also been Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Russian Federation and former member of the governing body of [[UNESCO]]. The youngest son, Cuda Wijeyeratne is a physician.
 
== වෘත්තිමය ක්‍රියාකලාපය ==
== Professional career ==
After leaving school he became a teacher at Lorenz Tutory while working as a journalist. Wijeyeratne became a [[lawyer]] in 1929, and was quickly able to build up a large practice; he was an expert in Civil and Kandyan Law and in Buddhist Ecclesiastical Law. He entered the State Council in 1931 from Kegalle, where he served until 1936. He did not stand for re-election at the State Council in 1936, however he remained at the Bar from 1936 to 1947.
 
== දේශපාලන ක්‍රියාකලාපය ==
== Political career ==
Wijeyeratne was one of the hundreds of Ceylonese arrested by the [[United Kingdom|British]] colonial government during the Riots of 1915. Others who where faced imprisonment without charges included prominent figures of the independence movement FR Senanayake, DC Senanayake, DS Senanayake, Baron Jayatilaka, Dr CA Hewavitarne, WA de Silva, Arthur V Dias, John Silva, Piyadasa Sirisena and AE Goonesinghe.
 
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Wijeyeratne was a member of the Commission on the Death Penalty which first recommended the abolishing the death penalty in 1958.
 
=== Nationalජාතික Anthem of Sri Lankaගීතය ===
Wijeyeratne while minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development, was appointed chairman of the select committee to select a National Anthem. The committee selected [[Namo, Namo, Matha]] as the national anthem of Sri Lanka.<!-- <ref name"ref2">[http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/10/20/fea03.asp An illustrious son of Sabaragamuwa]</ref> -->
 
== රාජ්‍යතාන්ත්‍රික ක්‍රියාකලාපය ==
== Diplomatic role ==
Wijeyeratne was appointed Ceylon [[High Commissioner]] to Britain in 1951. In 1953, he was made a [[Knights Bachelor]] by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] at [[Buckingham palace]]. During this period, Wijeyeratne was involved in strengthening diplomatic relations between Britain and Sri Lanka. Wijeyeratne and his wife were visited at their residence in London on three occasions by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip]]. Wijeyeratne was appointed Ceylon High Commissioner to [[India]] in 1954. During this period he represented Ceylon at the coronation of the [[King of Nepal]].
 
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