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- William_Gopallawa abstract "William Gopallawa, MBE (Sinhala: විලියම් ගොපල්ලව, Tamil: வில்லியம் கோபள்ளவா) (17 September 1896 – 31 January 1981) was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 and became the first (non-executive) President of Sri Lanka when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka. Until 1972, Ceylon was a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state and Queen of Ceylon. He was well known as an austere, nonpartisan and statesmanlike figure who commanded the respect of all political parties.He represented an era where politics was conducted with a dignified aura and he had a reputation as being a man of integrity and humility. He served as Governor-General during the tenure of different governments headed by Sirimavo Bandaranaike of SLFP and Dudley Senanayake of UNP. He upheld the law and the constitution to the letter and won respect and admiration of all political parties.".
- William_Gopallawa activeYearsEndDate "1972-05-22".
- William_Gopallawa activeYearsEndDate "1978-02-04".
- William_Gopallawa activeYearsStartDate "1962-03-02".
- William_Gopallawa activeYearsStartDate "1972-05-22".
- William_Gopallawa activeYearsStartDate "1976-08-16".
- William_Gopallawa almaMater St._Anthonys_College,_Kandy.
- William_Gopallawa birthDate "1896-09-17".
- William_Gopallawa birthPlace British_Ceylon.
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- William_Gopallawa birthPlace Sri_Lanka.
- William_Gopallawa deathDate "1981-01-31".
- William_Gopallawa deathPlace Colombo.
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- William_Gopallawa monarch Elizabeth_II.
- William_Gopallawa orderInOffice "1st".
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- William_Gopallawa primeMinister Sirimavo_Bandaranaike.
- William_Gopallawa religion Theravada.
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- William_Gopallawa successor J._R._Jayewardene.
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