Kandawala and the statue of General Sir John Kotelawala

Kandawala was the home of General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala CH KBE LLD (4 April 1897 - 2 October 1980) was a Sri Lankan politician, most notable for serving as Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1953 to 1956. General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala, KBE, CH ( April 4 1897 - October 2 1980) was a Sri Lankan politician The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

During World War II, the house was used as the station headquarters and officers mess for the RAF stationed at the Ratmalana Airport. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Ratmalana Airport was originally the international airport for Colombo, Sri Lanka.

After his death in accordance to Sir John's last-will, Kandawala was handed over to the Sri Lankan military to be turned in to a Defence Academy. The Military of Sri Lanka consists of Three Branches which are the Army, Navy, Air Force which comes under the Ministry of Defence. A military academy or service academy (American English is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the Army the Navy Air Force In 1985 the Sri Lankan Government established General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy at Kandawala named after him, it was renamed General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University in 2007. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) TemplatePolitics of Sri Lanka Politics of Sri Lanka takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU located at Kandawala, Ratmalana, Colombo, is a joint services academy where Cadets of the

See also

• John Lionel Kotelawala
• General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy