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Ratwatte Family
Ratwatte may refer to: *Anuruddha Ratwatte (1938–2011), Sri Lankan soldier and politician *Barnes Ratwatte (1883–1957), Ceylonese colonial-era legislator and a headman *Barnes Ratwatte II (1918–2004), Sri Lankan lawyer and judge * Charitha Ratwatte III (born 1948), Sri Lankan lawyer and bureaucrat *Clifford Ratwatte (1927–2009), Sri Lankan politician *Cuda Ratwatte, Ceylonese, the first elected mayor of Kandy, awarded a knighthood from the British, appointed Adigar *Harris Leuke Ratwatte (1900–1964), Ceylonese legislator * J. C. Ratwatte II, Ceylonese legislator *Lohan Ratwatte (born 1968), Member of Parliament representing the Kandy District in Sri Lanka *Mackie Ratwatte, Sri Lankan physician *Mahendra Ratwatte, Sri Lankan politician and Mayor of Kandy from 2011 to 2015 * Nigel Ratwatte (born 1990), Sri Lankan rugby union player *Ratwatte Nilame (died 1827) courtier of the Kingdom of Kandy *Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (1916–2000), Sri Lankan stateswoman * Wilfred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuruddha Ratwatte
General Anuruddha Leuke Ratwatte (14 July 1938 – 24 November 2011), frequently referred to as Anuruddha Ratwatte, was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician. He was a Cabinet Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence. Early life Born in Kandy to the old Radala Ratwatte family, he was the sixth of nine children born to Harris Ratwatte Dissawa and Mallika Katugaha Kumarihamy. A colonial era politician, Harris Ratwatte was a member of the State Council in 1936 to 1947 for Kegalle and United National Party Member of Parliament for Mawanella 1947 to 1952 Anuruddha Ratwatte was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, where he played rugby for his school. Following his schooling, he volunteered in the Central Ceylon Youth Council, serving as the administrator of the Council office and library in Kandy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He gained a commission as a volunteer officer in the rank of second lieutenant in the 2nd (V) Battalion, Ceylon Sinha Regiment (2CSR) based in Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendra Ratwatte
Mahendra Ratwatte was a Sri Lankan politician and former Mayor of Kandy, from 2011 to 2015. He is the current Basnayake Nilame of Sri Maha Vishnu Devalaya of Kandy & Dedi Munda Devalaya of Aluthnuwara. Early life He is the second son of General Anuruddha Ratwatte & Carman Rangala Ratwatte, Mahendra Ratwatte's father was ex acting Diyawadana Nilame and former Cabinet Minister. His grandfather Harris Leuke Ratwatte who was former Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy. Politics Ratwatte entered active politics from[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawat (other)
Rawat may refer to: People * Rawat (surname), an Indian surname Individuals * Bipin Rawat (1958-2021), Indian military officer * Harish Rawat, politician * Harisingh Rawat, politician from Rajasthan * Madhulika Rawat (1963–2021), Indian social worker * Nain Singh Rawat, explorer * Pradeep Rawat (politician), Indian politician * Prem Rawat, speaker and teacher, formerly known as Guru Maharaj Ji * Suresh Singh Rawat, politician from Rajasthan * Shankar Singh Rawat, politician from Rajasthan * Teelu Rauteli, 17th century warrior Culture * Chitrashi Rawat, actress * Navi Rawat, US actress * Pradeep Rawat (actor), Indian actor Sports * Harish Chandra Singh Rawat, mountaineer * Prashant Singh Rawat, Indian basketball player * Rawat Tana, Thai Paralympic wheelchair racer Places * Rawat, Islamabad, a town in Islamabad * Rawat, Murree, a town in Punjab, Pakistan * Rawat Fort, early 16th century fort built by the Gakhars in Punjab, Pakistan Other uses * Rawat languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratte (other) (1722–1805), French astronomer and mathematician
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Ratte can refer to: * Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte, a prototype heavy German war tank designed during World War II * Ratte potato, a variety of potato from France * Ratte, Saône-et-Loire, France * Étienne-Hyacinthe de Ratte Étienne-Hyacinthe de Ratte (1722, Montpellier – 15 August 1805) was an 18th-century French astronomer and mathematician. De Ratte made some verses in his youth, but he soon turned away from his natural tastes to engage with ardor in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred A
Wilfred may refer to: * Wilfred (given name), a given name and list of people (and fictional characters) with the name * Wilfred, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the United States * ''Wilfred'' (Australian TV series), a comedy series * ''Wilfred'' (American TV series), a remake of the Australian series * Operation Wilfred, a British Second World War naval operation People with the surname * Harmon Wilfred, stateless businessman in New Zealand * Thomas Wilfred (1889–1968), Danish musician and inventor See also * Wilf * Wilfredo * Wilfrid ( – ), English bishop and saint * Wilfried Wilfried is a masculine German given name derived from Germanic roots meaning "will" and "peace" (''Wille'' and ''Frieden'' in German). The English spelling is Wilfrid. Wilfred and Wifred (also Wifredo) are closely related to Wilfried with the sa ... * Wilford (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike ( si, සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක; ta, சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே; 17 April 191610 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike (මැතිනිය), was a Sri Lankan politician. She was the world's first female prime minister when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then the Dominion of Ceylon) in 1960. She chaired the Sri Lanka Freedom Party from 1960 to 1994 and served three terms as prime minister, two times as the chief executive, 1960 to 1965 and 1970 to 1977, and once again in a presidential system from 1994 to 2000, governing under the presidency of her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga. Born into a Sinhalese Kandyan aristocratic family, Bandaranaike was educated in Catholic, English-medium schools, but remained a Buddhist and spoke Sinhala as well as English. On graduating from secondary sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratwatte Nilame
Loku Nilame Adikaram Ratwatte ( - 1827) (known as Ratwatte Nilame) was a courtier of the Kingdom of Kandy. He was the 2nd Adigar (Adigaram) from 1825 to 1827 during the British rule. He was one of the signatories of the Kandyan Convention which made the Kandyan Kingdom part of the British Empire. Early life He was born to a Radala family of courtiers, his father Ratwatte Loku Nilame Adigar, mother Meegastenne Amunugama Medduma Kumarihamy . His paternal grand father Panditha Wahala Mudiyanse Ralahamy Ratwatte. Royal and government service He joined the Royal court as part of the Royal household. Ratwatte was appointed Dissawa of Matale in 1815. In this capacity he signed the Kandyan Convention as one of the Chiefs of the Kingdom of Kandy. He held this post during the Uva Rebellion until 1824. In 1825 he was appointed to the post of 2nd Adigar and the year before through a proclamation his ancestral lands were exempted from tax. Family He married, Abeykoon Amunugama kumarihamy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Ratwatte
Nigel Ratwatte (born 30 April 1990) is a Sri Lankan rugby union player who is the current captain of Kandy SC in Dialog Rugby League. He has represented Sri Lanka in both Rugby 7s and 15s. His usual position is Full-back but due to his versatility, he often covers Fly-Half and Inside Centre. Biography Ratwatte began his education at Trinity College in Kandy, Sri Lanka, where he captained the school's under-13 team. At the age of thirteen his family moved to Mauritius, where he played competitive rugby at St. Nicholas' Grammar School and at the Black River Rugby Club. In 2007 he was selected to represent the national under-18 team during a tour of Madagascar. At eighteen he was selected to play for the Mauritius national rugby union team, becoming the first Sri Lankan national to play for a foreign national rugby team. Ratwatte completed his schooling in South Africa at the King Edward VII School in Johannesburg. He was successful in completing the Matrix Examination which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackie Ratwatte
Dr Mackie Ratwatte was a Sri Lankan physician. He was a former Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Director General and Secretary of the Fifty Summit Conference of Non-Aligned Countries. Ratwatte was born to a prominent Radala family, who were descended from Ratwatte Dissawa, Dissawa of Matale, a signatory on behalf of the Sinhalese to the Kandyan Convention of 1815. Born to Barnes Ratwatte Dissawa and Rosalind Mahawelatenne Kumarihamy of Mahawelatenne Walauwa, Balangoda, his eldest sister was Sirimavo Bandaranaike the first female prime minister in the world. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and the Colombo Medical College. See also *List of political families in Sri Lanka References External links The Ratwatte AncestryTravelling in a Capitalist Vehicle Through Socialist Crowds in an Earlier Era 1910s births 2004 deaths Sinhalese physicians Sri Lankan Buddhists Alumni of Trinity College, Kandy Mackie Mackie is an American professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes Ratwatte
Barnes Ratwatte (''known as Barnes Ratwatte Dissawa '') (1883 – 20 September 1957) was a Ceylonese colonial-era legislator and a headman. He was a member of the State Council and the Senate of Ceylon. He was appointed to the posts of Rate Mahatmaya of Balangoda and Dissawa by the British. He was the father of Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the first female Prime Minister in the world. Early life Born to the Ratwatte family, which was an old Radala family hailing from the Kingdom of Kandy, who were courtiers in the courts of Nayakkar monarchs, and one, Ratwatte, Dissawa of Matale was a signatory of to the Kandyan Convention. His father was Abeyratne Banda Ratwatte, Basnayake Nilame of the Maha Vishnu Devale and wikt:shroff, Shroff of the Mercantile Bank of India in Kandy and mother Thalgahagoda Lewke Punchi Kumarihamy, daughter of Thalgahagoda Rate Mahatmaya of Matale. He had two brothers Sir Cuda Ratwatte Adigar who served as Mayor of Kandy and Harris Leuke Ratwatte who was former Diya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohan Ratwatte
Lohan Evindra Ratwatte (born 22 June 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the State Minister of gem and jewelry and a Member of Parliament from the Kandy District. He is the eldest son of General Anuruddha Ratwatte, former cabinet minister and deputy defense minister. Early life and education Born on 22 June 1968 in Kandy to Captain Anuruddha Ratwatte and Carman Ratwatte ''nee'' Rangala, he was the eldest with one younger brother, Mahendra Ratwatte. The Ratwattes were an old Radala family descending from the courtiers of the Kingdom of Kandy, with Ratwatte, Dissawa of Matale singing the Kandyan Convention. His grandfather Harris Leuke Ratwatte was a colonial era legislator. Lohan Ratwatte was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, where he played rugby and represented the Kandy Sports Club and Upcountry. Political career Ratwatte was elected to the Central Provincial Council in 2009 and was elected to parliament in the 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election from K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Leuke Ratwatte
Wijewardena Seneviratne Panditha Abeykoon Bandaranayake Wahala Mudiyanselage Harris Leuke Ratwatte (known as ''Harris Leuke Ratwatte'') (1900–1964) was a Ceylonese legislator. He was a member of the State Council of Ceylon, Parliament and the Senate of Ceylon. Ratwatte was award the title of Dissawa by the British Governor of Ceylon and was elected as the Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy. Born to Abeyratne Banda Ratwatte and Thalgahagoda Lewke Punchi Kumarihamy, his brothers were Sir Cuda Ratwatte Adigar former mayor of Kandy and Barnes Ratwatte Dissawa who was also a member of the State Council. In 1933 he became the Basnayake Nilame of the Kataragama Devale of Kandy and the Maha Vishnu Devale of Kandy. He was elected to the State Council in 1936 from Kegalle and held the seat until 1947. From 1940 to 1942 he was a member of the Kandy Municipal Council. In 1948 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Mawanella and held the seat until 1952. In 1955 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
