Lionel Jayatilleke

Lionel Jayatilleke (July 24, 1924 - September 1988) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was elected for Kuliyapitiya in the 8th parliamentary election in 1977.[1] He was assassinated, allegedly by the extremist Sinhalese group the People's Liberation Front for his party's support of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.[2]


Lionel Jayatilleke
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Kuliyapitiya
In office
1977–1988
Personal details
Born1924
Died1988
NationalitySri Lanka
Political partyUnited National Party

References

  1. "1977 Parliamentary Elections Results" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. "CABINET MINISTER SLAIN IN SRI LANKA". New York Times. 27 September 1988. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
    - Rajan Hoole (8 January 2014). "The Year 1988: The Red Moon Over Sri Lanka And The Dawn Of New Wisdom – Part 3". Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
    - "Lionel Jayatilleke". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 July 2018.


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