26 December 1971(1971-12-26) (aged 67) Kosgama, Sri Lanka
Nationality
Sri Lankan
Spouse
Seelakalyana Rupa Kottegoda (1947-1971)
Children
4
Parents
Don Jacolis Rupasinghe Gunawardena (father)
Dona Liyanora née Gunasekera (mother)
Relatives
Philip (brother), Caroline (sister)
Education
Government School, Hanwella
Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa
Ananda College, Colombo
Agricultural School, Peradeniya
Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena (12 March 1904 - 26 December 1971: Sinhala: රොබට් ගුණවර්ධන), popularly as Robert Gunawardena, was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and diplomat. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, which was the first political party in Sri Lanka, and served as the long time MP for Kotte. He was the leader of the Suriya-Mal Movement and served as ambassador to China between 1965 and 1970.
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