Ajith Rupasinghe Surendra
Ajith Rupasinghe Surendra (14 February 1943 – 3 April 2017) was a Sri Lankan political activist.[1]
Ajith Rupasinghe Surendra | |
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අජිත් රූපසිංහ සුරේන්ද්ර | |
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| Assumed the leadership of the Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist) as the General Secretary after the death of N. Sanmugathasan | |
| In office 8 February 1993 – 3 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | N. Sanmugathasan |
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| Born | 14 February 1943 |
| Died | 3 April 2017 (aged 74) Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist) |
| Spouse(s) | Indrani |
| Children | Kusum Byrd |
| Education | University of California |
| Occupation | Politician |
While he was living and studying in the United States, he was introduced to communism by his older brother Kumar Rupesinghe. He studied for a PhD in sociology at the University of California.
Ajith Rupesinghe returned to Sri Lanka and joined the Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist). He assumed the leadership of the party as the General Secretary after the death of N. Sanmugathasan in 1993, and remained leader until his death in 2017.[2] [3]
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