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Satchi Ponnambalam (27 January 1935 – 31 January 1999) was a leading
Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and judge.
Early life and family
Ponnambalam was born on 27 January 1935.
He was the son of R. Ponnambalam and Sinnamah Ammal from
Chundikuli
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in northern
Ceylon.
[ He was educated at ]St. John's College, Jaffna ''
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.[ After school he entered University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1955.][
Ponnambalam married Vasantha (Vasi), daughter of V. Sittampalam.] They had three daughters (Sumanthi, Jamuna and Menaka).[
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Career
Ponnambalam joined the legal profession after graduation, becoming an advocate and solicitor (England).[ He was then state advocate and senior state advocate in ]Zambia
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.[ He then moved to ]Belize
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in 1981 to serve as a magistrate.[ He was promoted to chief magistrate before joining the ]Supreme Court of Belize
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as a puisne judge
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in 1985.[ He retired in 1993.][
Ponnambalam worked as a legal consultant, participated at Tamil conferences and wrote two books: ''Dependent Capitalism in Crisis in Sri Lanka, 1948-79'' (1980) and ''Sri Lanka : The National Question and the Tamil Liberation Struggle'' (1983).][ He died on 31 January 1999 at his home in ]Belize City
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References
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1935 births
1999 deaths
Alumni of St. John's College, Jaffna
Alumni of the University of Ceylon (Peradeniya)
Belizean people of Sri Lankan descent
Ceylonese advocates
People from Northern Province, Sri Lanka
People of British Ceylon
Sri Lankan Tamil judges
Sri Lankan Tamil lawyers
Supreme Court of Belize justices