Lionel Jayatilleke | |
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Member of Parliament for Kuliyapitiya | |
In office 1977–1988 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1924 |
Died | 1988 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
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 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (People's Liberation Front) for his party's support of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.[2]