Robert Gunawardena රොබට් ගුණවර්ධන | |
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| Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Kotte | |
| In office 1947–1960 | |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Tillekeratne |
| Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Kottawa | |
| In office March 1960 – December 1964 | |
| Succeeded by | Mahabalage Don Henry Jayawardena |
| Sri Lankan Ambassador to China | |
| In office 1965–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Frederick de Silva |
| Succeeded by | Yogendra Duraiswamy |
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| Born | Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena 12 March 1904 Kosgama, British Ceylon |
| Died | 26 December 1971 (aged 67) Kosgama, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse | Seelakalyana Rupa Kottegoda (1947-1971) |
| Children | 4 |
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| Relatives | Philip (brother), Caroline (sister) |
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Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena (12 March 1904 - 26 December 1971: Sinhala: රොබට් ගුණවර්ධන), popularly as Robert Gunawardena, was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and diplomat. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, which was the first political party in Sri Lanka, and served as the long time MP for Kotte. He was the leader of the Suriya-Mal Movement and served as ambassador to China between 1965 and 1970.