Dr. Colvin R. de Silva (-1987) was a Trotskyist leader and lawyer in Sri Lanka. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... The Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Sri Lanka Equal Society Party - LSSP) is a trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. ...

He gained his PhD for his thesis: 'Ceylon Under the British Occupation', later published as a book (De Silva,Colvin R., Ceylon Under the British Occupation, 1795-1833 First published 1941. Reprint: Delhi, Vedam Books, 1995)

During the Second World War he fled to India, were he became part of the leading nucleus of the Bolshevik-Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma (BLPI). After the war he returned to Ceylon and became the main leader of the Bolshevik Samasamaja Party. In 1947 he was one of five BSP candidates who were elected to parliament. His constituency was Wellawatte-Mount Lavinia. After the reunification of LSSP and BSP, de Silva became an important leader of LSSP. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Bolshevik-Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma (BLPI) was formed in Indian groups and Lanka Sama Samaja Party of Ceylon. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1952 he lost the Wellawatte-Mount Lavinia seat to a United National Party candidate, but regained it in 1956 and 1960. 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United National Party (UNP, Sinhalese:(pronounced Eksath Jathika Pakshaya), Tamil: ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி) is a political party in Sri Lanka. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

De Silva was the main responsible on behalf of LSSP for the liasons with the Fourth International. He was elected to the International Executive Committee of the International, a position he held until LSSP was expelled from the International. The Fourth International has been the international organisation of Trotskyist communists. ...

In 1964 de Silva had urged against LSSP joining the government, but unlike others who stood by that line he stayed in the party. For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

He won the Agalawatte parliamentary seat in 1967 (by-election) and 1970. In 1970 he became the Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs in the cabinet of Sirimavo Bandaranaike. His tasks included drafting the new republican constitution of Sri Lanka. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (April 17, 1916 - October 10, 2000) was a politician from Sri Lanka. ...

LSSP nominated de Silva as its presidential candidate in 1982. He finished 5th. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

De Silva passed away on February 27, 1987. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Dr. Colvin R. de Silva: undying legend
• Hartal!, article by de Silva from 1953