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for the administrative district in which the municipality is situated for the duration of their tenure. This is provided so that the mayor or deputy mayor may preside over the
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Centenary Volume of the
Colombo Municipal Council (1865 – 1965)
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2307:"Rajapakse navigates a consensus, UNP girds to fight for CMC"
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On formal occasions the Mayor wears a scarlet gown with the
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Amaranayake, Vindya; Wamanan, Arthur (26 September 2010).
2947:"UNP Colombo Central Operational Headquarters inaugurated"
1998:"Rosy becomes first female Mayor of Colombo – LankaPuvath"
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The mayor is elected in a general election held under the
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2328:"Dr. N. M. Perera: The first Leftist Mayor of Colombo"
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2264:""Once Upon A Time" – Colombo And Nostalgic Memories"
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2091:"He gave of his best, but died a disillusioned man"
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3121:Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (24 February 2012).
2538:Wedaarachchi, L. S. Ananda (18 September 2011).
2220:Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (5 September 2013).
2110:Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (24 February 2012).
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2847:"Karu Jayasuriya's journey to 'political hell'"
2289:Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon
2203:Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon
2112:"Colombo Municipal Council's 147th anniversary"
2073:Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon
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16:Mayor and head of the Colombo Municipal Council
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2139:Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon
2641:"Sri Lanka nominates new ambassador to KSA"
2433:"Last TULF Leader standing: Sangaree at 75"
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166:Municipal Council Ordinance No. 29 of 1947
84:Municipal Council Ordinance No. 17 of 1865
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2827:"Why Karu Jayasuriya Should Lead the UNP"
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2581:"Mini battle for Key to Colombo city"
2497:Weerakoon, Gamini (11 January 2009).
2389:Ganegoda, Ariyaratne (10 July 2012).
2347:Wijenayake, Walter (13 August 2009).
2262:Salgado, Upali K. (19 October 2011).
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2241:Jayanetti, Lalith (4 October 2003).
235:His/Her Worship the Mayor of Colombo
2887:"Omar Kamil elected MICH president"
2639:Rasooldeen, M. D. (18 March 2014).
2412:"Mayor could do many things: Ranil"
2176:Jayasekera, Upali S. (1 May 2013).
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2431:Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (15 June 2008).
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154:Local Authority Election Ordinance
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3108:"Century of caring for Colombo"
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2178:"Father of the Labour Movement"
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2165:. 13 February 1939. p. 16.
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528:Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick
3138:"Colombo Mayor in a quagmire!"
3029:"Muzammil as Mayor of the CMC"
2680:"Ex-Colombo Mayor passes away"
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2368:Perera, Ravi (30 June 2015).
2157:"Mayoral Election in Colombo"
1963:
447:George Thomas Michael O'Brien
233:. The mayor's legal title is
126:Legislative Council of Ceylon
3735:Lists of mayors in Sri Lanka
3113:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
3034:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
2989:"Cooray swears in new Mayor"
2967:"New Colombo Mayor sworn in"
2952:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
2812:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
2745:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
2565:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
2524:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
2462:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
2417:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
2183:The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
2096:The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)
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2545:Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)
2333:Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)
2016:Municipal Council Ordinance
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120:is the elected head of the
10:
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3690:List of schools in Colombo
3573:National Museum of Colombo
3527:Old Colombo Dutch Hospital
3064:
3049:"Dressing up His Worship!"
2560:"The new Mayor of Colombo"
2457:"The man behind the specs"
366:Frederick Richard Saunders
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3083:Colombo Municipal Council
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3153:"In defence of the CMC…"
3091:"Past Mayors of Colombo"
1030:Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu
937:Ratnasothy Saravanamuttu
555:Ferdinando Hamblyn Price
34:since 19 March 2023
3614:Royal Colombo Golf Club
1350:Lanka Sama Samaja Party
393:William Dumaresq Wright
296:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
258:Mayoral Chain of Office
81:Constituting instrument
3675:Ceylon Medical College
3670:St. Benedict's College
3230:Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
3158:The Nation (Sri Lanka)
3128:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
3014:The Nation (Sri Lanka)
2994:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2932:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2912:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
2892:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2832:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2787:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
2766:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2705:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
2685:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2586:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2438:The Nation (Sri Lanka)
2354:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2312:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2269:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2248:The Island (Sri Lanka)
2227:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
2117:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
2046:"Charles Peter Layard"
1980:"Rosy to be new mayor"
1860:Uvais Mohamed Imitiyas
879:William Lindsay Murphy
852:William Lindsay Murphy
138:Municipal Commissioner
3730:Colombo-related lists
3685:Sri Lanka Law College
3645:University of Colombo
2048:. Genealogy.links.org
1944:United National Party
1905:United National Party
1836:United National Party
1802:United National Party
1768:United National Party
1729:United National Party
1695:United National Party
1661:United National Party
1627:United National Party
1593:United National Party
1554:United National Party
1520:United National Party
1486:United National Party
1452:United National Party
1418:United National Party
1384:United National Party
798:Hubert Ernest Newnham
582:Arthur Sampson Pagden
287:United National Party
221:Rights and privileges
142:United National Party
3629:List of sports clubs
3609:Colombo Cricket Club
3604:R. Premadasa Stadium
3583:Colombo Dutch Museum
2708:. 13 September 2003.
2688:. 15 September 2003.
2628:. 22 September 2005.
2445:on 20 February 2014.
2145:(4): 97. April 1946.
1826:Prasanna Gunawardena
825:Walter Terence Stace
501:Hardinge Hay Cameron
474:Lionel Frederick Lee
339:Charles Peter Layard
160:Powers and functions
101:Charles Peter Layard
3624:Sugathadasa Stadium
3553:Viharamahadevi Park
2895:. 3 September 2008.
2748:. 16 February 1997.
2132:"Our New President"
2079:. pp. 181–182.
1685:Ratnasiri Rajapakse
907:
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132:is assisted by the
3619:Colombo Racecourse
3391:History of Colombo
3057:. 18 October 2011.
3037:. 17 October 2011.
2955:. 5 November 2005.
2915:. 8 December 2001.
2835:. 16 January 2006.
2606:Sri Lanka Guardian
1651:M. Hussain Mohamad
1617:B. Sirisena Cooray
1061:George R. de Silva
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191:Emergency services
75:Town Hall, Colombo
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3536:Parks and Gardens
3507:President's House
3441:Colombo Town Hall
3401:Portuguese Ceylon
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3085:. pp. 53–54.
2875:. 13 August 2000.
2504:The Sunday Leader
2162:The Straits Times
1986:. 21 August 2016.
1984:The Sunday Leader
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1895:A. J. M. Muzammil
1442:V. A. Sugathadasa
1374:V. A. Sugathadasa
1321:21 September 1953
999:A. E. Goonesinghe
968:V. R. S. Schokman
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227:Colombo Town Hall
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3543:Galle Face Green
3522:Galle Face Hotel
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3472:Western Province
3467:Colombo District
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