R. Sampanthan

Summary

R. Sampanthan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Trincomalee^[2]. He was born on +1933-02-05T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Colombo^[4]. He died on +2024-06-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a politician^[6] and lawyer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• R. Sampanthan's place of birth was Trincomalee^[2].
• R. Sampanthan passed away in Colombo^[4].
• R. Sampanthan was born on +1933-02-05T00:00:00Z^[3].
• R. Sampanthan died on +2024-06-30T00:00:00Z^[5].
• R. Sampanthan held citizenship in Sri Lanka^[9].
• R. Sampanthan's professions included politician^[6].
• R. Sampanthan worked as a lawyer^[7].
• R. Sampanthan held the position of Leader of the Opposition^[10].
• R. Sampanthan held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka^[11].
• R. Sampanthan held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka^[12].
• R. Sampanthan held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka^[13].
• R. Sampanthan held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka^[14].
• R. Sampanthan held the position of Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka^[15].
• R. Sampanthan's education included a stint at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna^[16].
• R. Sampanthan's education included a stint at St Joseph's College, Trincomalee^[17].
• R. Sampanthan's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[18].
• R. Sampanthan's image is recorded as R. Sampanthan.jpg^[19].
• R. Sampanthan is recorded as male^[20].
• R. Sampanthan's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• R. Sampanthan was affiliated with the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi^[22].
• R. Sampanthan was affiliated with the Tamil National Alliance^[23].
• R. Sampanthan was affiliated with the Tamil United Liberation Front^[24].
• R. Sampanthan's Commons category is recorded as R. Sampanthan^[25].
• R. Sampanthan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05b1051^[26].
• R. Sampanthan's given name is recorded as R.^[27].

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Origins and Family

R. Sampanthan was born in Trincomalee^[2]. He was born on +1933-02-05T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna^[16], a school^[28], in Sri Lanka^[29], founded in 1850^[30] and St Joseph's College, Trincomalee^[17], a school^[31], in Sri Lanka^[32], founded in 1867^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician^[6] and lawyer^[7]. Positions held include Leader of the Opposition^[10], a position^[34], in Sri Lanka^[35], founded in 1947^[36] and Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka^[11].

Personal Life

R. Sampanthan's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[18]. Political affiliations include Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi^[22], a political party^[37], in Sri Lanka^[38], founded in 1949^[39], headquartered in Jaffna^[40]; Tamil National Alliance^[23], a political coalition^[41], in Sri Lanka^[42], founded in 2001^[43], headquartered in Jaffna^[44]; and Tamil United Liberation Front^[24], a political party^[45], in Sri Lanka^[46], founded in 1972^[47], headquartered in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia^[48].

Death and Burial

R. Sampanthan died on +2024-06-30T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Colombo^[4].

Why It Matters

R. Sampanthan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

FAQs

Where was R. Sampanthan born?

R. Sampanthan's place of birth was Trincomalee^[2].

Where did R. Sampanthan die?

R. Sampanthan passed away in Colombo^[4].

What did R. Sampanthan do for work?

R. Sampanthan worked as politician^[6] and lawyer^[7].

Where did R. Sampanthan go to school?

R. Sampanthan was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna^[16] and St Joseph's College, Trincomalee^[17].