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Colvin R. de Silva, the Glossary

Colvin Reginald de Silva (1907 – 27 February 1989; commonly known as Colvin R. de Silva) was a Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs, prominent member of parliament, Trotskyist leader and lawyer in Sri Lanka.^[1]

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Candidates in the 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election
Escapees from British Ceylon detention
Fugitives wanted by Sri Lanka
Prisoners and detainees of British Ceylon
Sri Lankan independence activists
Sri Lankan politicians convicted of crimes
Sri Lankan trade unionists

Advocate

An advocate is a professional in the field of law.

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Agalawatte Electoral District

Agalawatte electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989.

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Anil Moonesinghe

Anil Moonesinghe (15 February 1927 – 8 December 2002) was a Sri Lankan Trotskyist revolutionary politician and trade unionist. Colvin R. de Silva and Anil Moonesinghe are Alumni of the Ceylon University College, Ceylonese advocates, Lanka Sama Samaja Party politicians, members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon, Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Balapitiya

Balapitiya is a coastal town, in south west Sri Lanka.

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Barrister

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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Bogambara Prison

Bogambara Prison was a maximum security prison and the second largest prison in the country after Welikada Prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Bolshevik Samasamaja Party

The Bolshevik Samasamaja Party was the Ceylon section Bolshevik-Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma (BLPI) after 1945 and of the Fourth International in 1948-1950, after the dissolution of the BLPI.

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Bolshevik–Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma

Bolshevik–Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma (BLPI) was a revolutionary Trotskyist party which campaigned for independence and socialism in South Asia.

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C. P. de Silva

Charles Percival de Silva (16 April 1912 – 9 October 1972) was a Sri Lankan politician and civil servant. Colvin R. de Silva and c. P. de Silva are Alumni of the Ceylon University College, members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon and Sinhalese people.

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Ceylon University College

Ceylon University College was a public university college in Ceylon.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population.

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Communist Party of Sri Lanka

The Communist Party of Sri Lanka (Sri Lankavay Komiyunist Pakshaya translit) is a communist party in Sri Lanka.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.

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Fourth International

The Fourth International (FI) was a political international established in France in 1938 by Leon Trotsky and his supporters, having been expelled from the Soviet Union and the Communist International (also known as Comintern or the Third International).

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Habeas corpus

Habeas corpus (from Medieval Latin) is a recourse in law by which a report can be made to a court in the events of unlawful detention or imprisonment, requesting that the court order the person's custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether their detention is lawful.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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King's College London

King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England.

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Kumari Jayawardena

Kumari Jayawardena (කුමාරි ජයවර්ධන; born 1931) is a Sri Lankan feminist activist and academic. Colvin R. de Silva and Kumari Jayawardena are Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan academics.

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Lanka Sama Samaja Party

The Lanka Sama Samaja Party, often abbreviated as LSSP (literally: Lanka Equal Society Party, Sinhala: ලංකා සම සමාජ පක්ෂය, Tamil: லங்கா சமசமாஜக் கட்சி), is a major Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka.

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Leslie Goonewardene

Leslie Simon Goonewardene (ලෙස්ලි සයිමන් ගුනවර්ධන, லெஸ்லி சைமன் குணவர்தன; 31 October 190911 April 1983) was a prominent Sri Lankan statesman. Colvin R. de Silva and Leslie Goonewardene are Indian independence activists, Lanka Sama Samaja Party politicians, members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon, members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon, people from British Ceylon, prisoners and detainees of British Ceylon and Sri Lankan prisoners and detainees.

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; translit, translit; also known as the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant organization that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka.

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Mark Anthony Bracegirdle

Mark Anthony Lyster Bracegirdle (10 September 1912 – 22 June 1999) was a British-born Australian Marxist revolutionary who played a key role in the Sri Lankan independence movement. Colvin R. de Silva and Mark Anthony Bracegirdle are Lanka Sama Samaja Party politicians, people from British Ceylon, Sri Lankan independence activists and Sri Lankan trade unionists.

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Marxism

Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis.

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Ministry of Plantation Industries

The Ministry of Plantation Industries (වැවිලි කර්මාන්ත අමාත්‍යාංශය; பெருந்தோட்டக் கைத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka.

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N. M. Perera

Nanayakkarapathirage Martin Perera, commonly known as Dr. Colvin R. de Silva and N. M. Perera are Alumni of the Ceylon University College, Escapees from British Ceylon detention, Fugitives wanted by Sri Lanka, Lanka Sama Samaja Party politicians, members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon, members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon, members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon, prisoners and detainees of British Ceylon, Sinhalese people, Sri Lankan academics, Sri Lankan independence activists, Sri Lankan politicians convicted of crimes, Sri Lankan prisoners and detainees and Sri Lankan trade unionists.

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National list member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

A national list member of parliament (national list MP) is a nominated member of parliament who is appointed by a political party or an independent group to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Philip Gunawardena

Don Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena (11 January 1901 – 26 March 1972) was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and leftist. Colvin R. de Silva and Philip Gunawardena are Escapees from British Ceylon detention, Lanka Sama Samaja Party politicians, members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon, members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon, people from British Ceylon, prisoners and detainees of British Ceylon, Sri Lankan independence activists, Sri Lankan politicians convicted of crimes, Sri Lankan prisoners and detainees and Sri Lankan trade unionists.

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Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (රත්නසිරි වික්‍රමනායක, ரத்னசிறி விக்கிரமநாயக்க; 5 May 1933 – 27 December 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010, and also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2002. Colvin R. de Silva and Ratnasiri Wickremanayake are members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon and people from British Ceylon.

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Robert Gunawardena

Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena (12 March 1904 - 26 December 1971: රොබට් ගුණවර්ධන), popularly as Robert Gunawardena, was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and diplomat. Colvin R. de Silva and Robert Gunawardena are Lanka Sama Samaja Party politicians, members of the 1st Parliament of Ceylon, members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon and people from British Ceylon.

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Royal College, Colombo

Royal College, Colombo (රාජකීය විද්‍යාලය, ரோயல் கல்லூரி also known as; Royal Colombo, Colombo Royal College or Colombo Royal) is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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S. de Silva Jayasinghe

Nanayakkara Atulugamage Stephen de Silva Jayasinghe, (6 January 1911 - 1977) was a Ceylonese politician.

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Sarath Muttetuwegama

Sarath Muttetuwegama (29 December 1917 – 19 May 1986) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and communist politician. Colvin R. de Silva and Sarath Muttetuwegama are Ceylonese advocates, members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon, Sinhalese people and Sri Lankan lawyers.

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Sedition

Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech or organization, that tends toward rebellion against the established order.

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Sinhala Only Act

The Official Language Act (No. 33 of 1956), commonly referred to as the Sinhala Only Act, was an act passed in the Parliament of Ceylon in 1956.

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was a Sri Lankan politician. Colvin R. de Silva and Sirimavo Bandaranaike are members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon and people from British Ceylon.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

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Sri Lanka Freedom Party

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP; translit; translit) is one of the main political parties of Sri Lanka.

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St. John's College, Panadura

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Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is the highest court in Sri Lanka and the final judicial instance of record.

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The Honourable

The Honourable (Commonwealth English) or The Honorable (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: Hon., Hon'ble, or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions.

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Trotskyism

Trotskyism is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Russian revolutionary and intellectual Leon Trotsky along with some other members of the Left Opposition and the Fourth International.

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United National Party

The United National Party (UNP; translit, translit) is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka.

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University of Ceylon

The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972.

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University of London

The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom.

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Vivienne Goonewardene

Violet Vivienne Goonewardene (වයලට් විවියන් ගුණවර්ධන, வயலட் விவியென் கூனவர்தன; 18 September 19163 October 1996), commonly known as "Vivi", was a Sri Lankan anti-colonial activist and prominent politician, serving as one of the world's first female ministers. Colvin R. de Silva and Vivienne Goonewardene are Indian independence activists, Lanka Sama Samaja Party politicians and Sri Lankan independence activists.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colvin_R._de_Silva

Also known as Colvin R de Silva, Colvin Reginald de Silva.

Colvin R. de Silva, the Glossary

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See also

Candidates in the 1982 Sri Lankan presidential election

Escapees from British Ceylon detention

Fugitives wanted by Sri Lanka

Prisoners and detainees of British Ceylon

Sri Lankan independence activists

Sri Lankan politicians convicted of crimes

Sri Lankan trade unionists

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