Senerath Gunesekera Vidaneralalage Bennet Dias Gunasekera (27 December 1919 – October 2002) was a

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n businessman. He founded the Beligala Coconut Products (Pvt) Ltd, one of the largest coconut oil manufacturers on the island. He was elected from the Minuwangoda electorate from the

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to the

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defeating M. P. de Zoysa Siriwardena in the 1977 general elections. His son

Mahen Gunasekera Senerath Gunesekera Vidaneralalage Mahen Dias Gunasekera (born 29 March 1953) was a Demographics of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He was elected from the Gampaha Electoral District, Gampaha District from the United National Party to t ...

was a

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and a

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Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka Sinhalese businesspeople United National Party politicians 1919 births 2002 deaths {{SriLanka-politician-stub