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Nuwan Gunawardena
Nuwan Gunawardana (; ; 13 May 1949 – 8 December 2022), was a Sri Lankan musician, singer and composer. Personal and professional life Gunawardana was born in Sri Lanka (then known as Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon) on 13 May 1949. He worked as an aircraft mechanical engineer for Air Ceylon and started singing as a hobby during work. Sound engineer Mervyn Baines discovered his talent and directed him to film background vocals. He rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s by singing popular Hindi songs. He then became a famous concert singer in Sri Lanka. He was married to Ramona Gunawardena, with whom he had two children, Dulariya, a businesswoman, and Gayan, an actor and singer. Death Gunawardana died at the age of 73 from a heart attack on 8 December 2022. He was undergoing treatment at the Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital at the time of his death. References

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Dominion Of Ceylon
Between 1948 and 1972, Ceylon The Sri Lanka Independence Act 1947 uses the name "Ceylon" for the new dominion; nowhere does that Act use the term "Dominion of Ceylon", which although sometimes used was not the official name. was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations, that shared a monarch with other dominions of the Commonwealth. In 1948, the British Colony of Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon. In 1972, the country became a republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka. History Independence and growth Following the Second World War, public pressure for independence increased. The British-ruled Colony of Ceylon achieved independence on 4 February 1948, with an amended constitution taking effect on the same date. Independence was granted under the Ceylon Independence Act 1947. Military treaties with the United Kingdom preserved intact British air and sea bases in the country; British officers also continued to fill mos ...
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