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Keerthilatha Premawathie Abeywickrama was a Sri Lankan politician and a Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1]

Abeywickrama was the daughter of Padikara Muhandiram Don Pedris Francis Abeywickrama and Catharina Liyanage from Morawaka, Sri Lanka.

Abeywickrama joined the United National Party and was appointed as a Member of Parliament for the Deniyaya Electoral District on 11 September 1987 after her brother Keerthisena was killed in the 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament.[2][3][4]

She was the cousin of Sumanadasa Abeywickrama Deputy Minister of Agriculture Development & Research and Member of Parliament for Akmeemana.

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References

  1. ^ "Hon. Abeywickrema, Keerthilatha Premawathie, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ Ratnapala, Neetha S. (11 March 2003). "The track record on representation". The Daily News. Retrieved 8 June 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Ferguson's Sri Lanka Directory 1997-1999. Colombo: The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. 2001. p. 44.
  4. ^ Women, Political Empowerment, and Decision-making. Centre for Women's Research. 1995. p. 151. ISBN 9789559052289.
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