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#202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />May 1970 – 1 March 1977</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike" title="Sirimavo Bandaranaike">Sirimavo Bandaranaike</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Philip_Gunawardena" title="Philip Gunawardena">Philip Gunawardena</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cyril_Mathew" title="Cyril Mathew">Cyril Mathew</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">2nd <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Ambassador_to_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union">Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1961–1965</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike" title="Sirimavo Bandaranaike">Sirimavo Bandaranaike</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gunapala_Piyasena_Malalasekera" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera">Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/B._F._Perera" title="B. F. Perera">B. F. Perera</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">7th Speaker of the Parliament</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />30 March 1960 – 23 April 1960</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hameed_Hussain_Sheikh_Ismail" title="Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail">Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/R._S._Pelpola" title="R. S. Pelpola">R. S. Pelpola</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1956–1959</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/S._W._R._D._Bandaranaike" title="S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike">S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">V Nalliah</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Felix R D Bandaranaike</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ceylonese_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceylonese Parliament">Ceylonese Parliament</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/Bingiriya_Electoral_District" title="Bingiriya Electoral District">Bingiriya</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1947 – July 1960</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Leelananda Weerasinghe</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ceylonese_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceylonese Parliament">Ceylonese Parliament</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/Katugampola_Electoral_District" title="Katugampola Electoral District">Katugampola</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1965–1977</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Leelananda Weerasinghe</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gamini_Jayawickrama_Perera" title="Gamini Jayawickrama Perera">Gamini Jayawickrama Perera</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">14 August 1913<br /><a href="/wiki/British_Ceylon" title="British Ceylon">British Ceylon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">10 August 1995</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="Sri Lanka Freedom Party">Sri Lanka Freedom Party</a> (1965–1977)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lanka_Sama_Samaja_Party" title="Lanka Sama Samaja Party">Lanka Sama Samaja Party</a> (–1955)<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Socialist_Party_(Sri_Lanka)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Independent Socialist Party (Sri Lanka) (page does not exist)">Independent Socialist Party</a> (1955-1959)<br /><a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">United National Party</a> (1959)<br /><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> (1960-1965)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Lolita</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">Swineetha, Sarojini</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Kirula Road, Narahenpita</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ananda_College" title="Ananda College">Ananda College</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Subasinghe</b> (14 August 1913 – 10 August 1995) was a <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lankan</a> statesman. He was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">7th</a> <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Ambassador_to_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union">Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union</a><sup id="cite_ref-Dailynews_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dailynews-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs and Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-AIM25_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AIM25-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life">Life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tikiri_Banda_Subasinghe&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While studying at the <a href="/wiki/London_School_of_Economics" title="London School of Economics">London School of Economics</a>, Subasinghe attended the 5th <a href="/wiki/Pan-African_Congress" title="Pan-African Congress">Pan-African Congress</a>, held in <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a> in October 1945,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and helped to organize the <a href="/w/index.php?title=All-Colonial_Peoples%27_Conferences&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="All-Colonial Peoples' Conferences (page does not exist)">All-Colonial Peoples' Conferences</a> held in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> around the same time.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A founding member of the <a href="/wiki/Lanka_Sama_Samaja_Party" title="Lanka Sama Samaja Party">Lanka Sama Samaja Party</a> (LSSP), Subasinghe entered parliament contesting the <a href="/wiki/Bingiriya_Electoral_District" title="Bingiriya Electoral District">Bingiriya</a> seat at the <a href="/wiki/1947_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1947 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1947 Parliamentary general elections</a>. </p><p>With the <a href="/wiki/1956_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1956 general elections</a>, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of External Affairs and Defence in the <a href="/wiki/S._W._R._D._Bandaranaike_cabinet" title="S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet">S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dailynews_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dailynews-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AIM25_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AIM25-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1960, he was unanimously elected Speaker of Parliament following the general elections in the short lived UNP led coalition government defeating veteran Speaker Sir. Albert F. Peiris both of whom represented from North Western Province. </p><p>Subasinghe was a prominent figure in the <a href="/wiki/Suriya-Mal_Movement" title="Suriya-Mal Movement">Suriya-Mal Movement</a> which became the springboard for the Marxist and anti-imperialist movements in the country. He had two brothers (Vincent and Tudor Subasinghe) and two sisters.<sup id="cite_ref-Dailynews_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dailynews-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tikiri_Banda_Subasinghe&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Non_Career_Diplomats" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats">Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tikiri Banda Subasinghe</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tikiri_Banda_Subasinghe&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Dailynews-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Dailynews_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Dailynews_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Dailynews_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/08/28/news24.asp">"T.B. Subasinghe commemoration"</a>. Dailynews.lk. 28 August 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 December</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=T.B.+Subasinghe+commemoration&rft.pub=Dailynews.lk&rft.date=2009-08-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Farchives.dailynews.lk%2F2009%2F08%2F28%2Fnews24.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATikiri+Banda+Subasinghe" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRupasinghe" class="citation web cs1">Rupasinghe, Winston. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=/2009/03/01/rev09.asp">"Revisiting our Russian friends"</a>. Sundayobserver.lk. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232326/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2001/pix/PrintPage.asp?REF=%2F2009%2F03%2F01%2Frev09.asp">Archived</a> from the original on 30 December 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 December</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Revisiting+our+Russian+friends&rft.pub=Sundayobserver.lk&rft.aulast=Rupasinghe&rft.aufirst=Winston&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchives.sundayobserver.lk%2F2001%2Fpix%2FPrintPage.asp%3FREF%3D%2F2009%2F03%2F01%2Frev09.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATikiri+Banda+Subasinghe" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AIM25-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AIM25_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AIM25_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233120/http://aim25test.da.ulcc.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=8158&inst_id=16&nv1=browse&nv2=repos">"SUBASINGHE, Tikiri Banda (1913-1995), research papers on"</a>. AIM25. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aim25test.da.ulcc.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=8158&inst_id=16&nv1=browse&nv2=repos">the original</a> on 30 December 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 December</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=SUBASINGHE%2C+Tikiri+Banda+%281913-1995%29%2C+research+papers+on&rft.pub=AIM25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faim25test.da.ulcc.ac.uk%2Fcgi-bin%2Fvcdf%2Fdetail%3Fcoll_id%3D8158%26inst_id%3D16%26nv1%3Dbrowse%26nv2%3Drepos&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATikiri+Banda+Subasinghe" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Christian Høgsbjerg, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lucas.leeds.ac.uk/article/remembering-the-fifth-pan-african-congress-christian-hogsbjerg/">Remembering the Fifth Pan-African Congress</a>, <i>African Studies Bulletin</i>, No 77 (Winter 2015/16), pp. 119–139.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Marika_Sherwood" title="Marika Sherwood">Marika Sherwood</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lucas.leeds.ac.uk/article/the-all-colonial-peoples-conferences-in-britain-1945/">The All Colonial Peoples Conferences in Britain, 1945</a>, <i>African Studies Bulletin</i>, No. 79 (Winter 2017/18), pp. 113–24.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tikiri_Banda_Subasinghe&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.parliament.lk/en/component/members/viewMember/2717?Itemid=206">Subasinghe, Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.parliament.lk/en/speakers">Speaker of the Parliament</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hameed_Hussain_Sheikh_Ismail" title="Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail">Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail</a></span></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Speaker of the Parliament</a> </b><br />1960 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/R._S._Pelpola" title="R. S. Pelpola">R. S. Pelpola</a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FACEFF;">Diplomatic posts </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gunapala_Piyasena_Malalasekera" class="mw-redirect" title="Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera">Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera</a></span></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Ambassador_to_the_Soviet_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union">Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union</a> </b><br />1961–1965 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/B._F._Perera" title="B. F. Perera">B. F. 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