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Leslie Simon Goonewardena (31 October 1909 – 11 April 1983) was a prominent Sri Lankan independence activist, politician, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party – the first Marxist party in Sri Lanka. ==Early life and family== Goonewardena was born on 31 October 1909 in Panadura in south western Ceylon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-past-members/viewMember/2263 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.marxists.org/glossary/people/g/o.htm )〕 He was the son of Dr. Andrew Simon Goonewardena (President of the Panadura Maha Jana Sabha and chairman of the Urban Council).()〔The Methodist Recorder, December 1943〕 Goonewardena was educated at St. John's College, Panadura, S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and a public school in north Wales.〔 He was sent to Britain with the aim of making him a Methodist priest, where he became influenced by Marxism and received a BSc degree in economics instead from the London School of Economics.〔〔 He was admitted to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1933 but never practised law.〔〔 Goonewardena met Vivienne Goonatilleka, niece of leading leftist politician Philip Gunawardena, at a political meeting. They fell in love but Vivienne's father was against the relationship because Goonewardena was a Christian and from the minority Karava caste, misconstrued to be 'lower'. She was kept a virtual prisoner at home and Goonewardena was forced at file a habeas corpus writ to get her released. The couple were married on 30 January 1939.〔 Though, in adulthood Goonewardene did not have any religious beliefs, as a boy he was influenced by the ideas of John Wesley. The Methodists had played a prominent role, both locally and internationally, in the campaign to abolish slavery,〔(Missionary Arrival 1814, Richmond College Website )〕 make education more accessible,〔List of the oldest schools in Sri Lanka〕 the Temperance Movement〔(Health Policy in Britain's Model Colony: Ceylon, 1900-1948 ) - Margaret Jones, p. 41 (Orient Blackswan Private Limited) ASIN: B00ECYFXNE〕 (before it caught on with local politicians) and among other things to inspire many great men including Nelson Mandela.〔(Biography: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Former president of South Africa and world acclaimed international statesman By Alistair Boddy-Evans )〕〔(Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Annual Conference of the Methodist Church on the AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT) Website )〕 Goonewardene's family were prominent figures of the Methodist Church of Ceylon and his father (Dr. Andrew Simon Goonewardene) was a lay preacher and Treasurer of the Home Mission Fund.〔 Goonewardene's grandfather Mathaes Swaris Rodrigo Goonawerdene had helped build the Panadura Methodist Church (where Rev.David De Silva's sermon went on to trigger the Panaduravadya debate) and had invited the parties for a debate.〔(The Story of Selestina Dias: Buddhist Female Philanthropy and Education ) - Manel Tampoe, p. 23 (Social Scientists' Association) ISBN 9550762165〕〔(Methodist Church, Panadura celebrates 150 years ) - Nalin Peiris (Daily News) Accessed January 15, 2015〕 His grand-aunt Selestina Rodrigo and another relative Jeramias Dias were the chief sponsors of the Panadura Ronkoth Viharaya and the world famous Panadura Vivadaya debate.〔(The Great Panadura Debate by S. de F. Jayasuriya, Sunday Observer, 13/16/2010 )〕 Their ancestor, Thome Rodrigo was a prince who was a signatory to the Malwana Convention.〔(The Rodrigo family of Panadura, Karava of Sri Lanka )〕 As traditional Chiefs of the area their ancestors had played a role in defeating Arya Chakrawarti's fleet at Panadura. Goonewardene's mother died when he was a toddler. She was from the well known Sri Chandrasekara Fernando family of Moratuwa, who were one of the largest Sinhala land owners at the time. Leslie inherited all the wealth from his mother and as his eldest son, a major share from his father. Leslie Goonewardene was a major party (LSSP) financier. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leslie Goonewardena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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