Denis Perera
General Deshamanya Joseph Everard Denis Perera, VSV, FCMI (10 October 1930 – 11 August 2013) was a senior Sri Lanka Army general who served as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1977 to 1981. He was also the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ceylon Tobacco Company and Chancellor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. He envisioned for a women's corps in the army which resulted in the creation of the Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps in 1979.
Denis Perera | |
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| Born | 10 October 1930 Gampaha, Ceylon |
| Died | 11 August 2013 (aged 82) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Service/ | Ceylon Army, Sri Lanka Army |
| Years of service | 1951–1981 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Sri Lanka Engineers |
| Commands held | Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army |
| Battles/wars | 1971 Insurrection, Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Awards | Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya |
| Other work | Chancellor of KDU, High Commissioner to Australia |
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