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Latest revision as of 17:13, 20 September 2021
 Mangala Samaraweera    (politician, COVID-19/Premature death) | |
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| Born | 21 April 1956 Sri Lanka |
| Died | 24 August 2021 (Age 65) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lanka |
| Party | United National Party |
Mangala Samaraweera was the first openly gay Sri Lankan politician. He held many high ministerial roles including; finance, media and foreign affairs.
He died of COVID in August 2021 despite having had the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[1]
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