• Sepala Ekanayake (or Ekanayaka; born in Karatota, Matara, Sri Lanka) gained international notoriety after hijacking an Alitalia Boeing 747 with 340 passengers...
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  • Lankan politician Sepala Ekanayake (born 1949), Sri Lankan hijacker T. B. Ekanayake (1954–2020), Sri Lankan politician Thanuga Ekanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer...
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  • Alitalia Boeing 747 with 340 passengers was hijacked by a Sri Lankan man, Sepala Ekanayake. He demanded $300,000, for the plane to fly to Bangkok-Don Muang International...
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  • There were no casualties. July 1, 1982: A Sri Lankan, identified as Sepala Ekanayake, 33 years old, hijacked an Alitalia Boeing 747 from Bangkok, Thailand...
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  • discus thrower and medalist Samantha de Mel (born 1964) – cricketer Sepala Ekanayake – hijacker of the Alitalia Boeing 747 Italy portal Sri Lanka portal...
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  • islands mutiny Douglas Devananda - Tamil politician and cabinet minister Sepala Ekanayake - Airline hijacker Sarath Fonseka - Former Commander of the Army and...
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  • appeared for the State in several important Criminal trials, including Sepala Ekanayake aircraft hijacking case. Bandaranayake vs. Yapa 'Many wrong things...
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  • active member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, notably representing Sepala Ekanayake, a Sri Lankan who gained international notoriety after hijacking an...
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  • tackled contemporary events in his songs which include Maru Sira, Sepala Ekanayake, Kanthoruwa, Premawathi Manamperi and Podi Vijay. He had sung only...
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  • Chandrasekera Dias – Murder or Suicide? Vol. 10 (September 1988): The Sepala Ekanayake Skyjack Trial. Vol. 11 (November 1989): The Trial of Walisinghe Harischandra...
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  • daughters and three sons including Hemaka Amarasuriya, Mahendra Amarasuriya and Sepala Amarasuriya. All Ceylon cricket captain Sargo Jayawickrama was his cousin...
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  • Niluka Ekanayake – Governor of Central Province (2016–present) E. M. R. B. Ekanayake (?-1962), Member of Parliament – Mawatagama (1960) S. B. Ekanayake (1906–1977)...
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  • Wijewardene Award for Earning the Appreciation of Peers and the Public”, “Sepala Gunasena Award for Defending Press Freedom in Sri Lanka” and “Long and Distinguished...
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    Dahanayake after the Wijayananda Pirivena. His father was Don Dionesius Panditha Sepala Dahanayake, was a Muhandiram, who later served as the Kackckeri Mudliyar...
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  • kidnap Prime Minister Bandaranaike from her private residence, Major General Sepala Attygalle and Lieutenant Colonel Ratwatte briefed Bandaranaike and escorted...
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  • Malcolm Hugh Jayasekera, Sub-Inspector, Ceylon Police Force. 1955 - Daniel Sepala Seneviratne Jayatilake, Officer-in-Charge, Police Central Garage. 1955 -...
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