Aleric Abeygunawardena
Aleric Lanty Abeygunawardena (1905-1998) was a Sri Lankan Inspector General Police (IGP) (1967–1970).
Aleric Abeygunawardene | |
|---|---|
| 17th Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka) | |
| In office 8 July 1967 – 13 September 1970 | |
| Preceded by | John Attygalle |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Senanayake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aleric Lanty Abeygunawardena |
| Died | 1998 |
| Spouse(s) | Kate née de Fonseka |
| Children | Manolal, Nelum, Kumar, Anoja |
| Profession | Police officer |
Abeygunawardena was educated at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia and joined the Ceylon Police Force on 28 September 1931 as a Sub-Inspector of Police. In May 1950 he was promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and served as ASP Galle and ASP Kalutara.[1]
On 8 July 1967 he was appointed as the Inspector General Police, succeeding John Attygalle following his retirement, and served in that position until 13 September 1970.[2]
Abeygunawardena then served as an Additional Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence during the 1971 JVP Insurrection, leading the investigation into the insurrection.[3][4]
He married Kate de Fonseka and they had four daughters.[5]
References
- Ceylon Civil List 1955. Ceylon: Government of Ceylon Press. 1955.
- Gunawardena, Gamini (18 December 2010). "Stanley Senanayake Saga in the Police: Some Random Sketches of events in Contemporary history". The Island. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Jayakody, Priyantha (2 April 2017). "Golden Era of Police Athletics". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Gunawardena, Edward (21 July 2019). "The National Security Council and Police Intelligence". The Island. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "Charles David De Fonseka". De Fonseka family name website. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
| Police appointments | ||
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| Preceded by John Attygalle |
Inspector General of Police 1967–1970 |
Succeeded by Stanley Senanayake |