81 leaders in 1818 freedom struggle declared as national heroes

13 September 2017 07:09 am Views - 20270

President Maithripala Sirisena, in a special gazette notification, has declared 81 more leaders and rebels of the 1818 Uva rebellion as patriotic national heroes.

Earlier, on December 7 last year, the President annulled the Gazette issued in 1818 and declared as national heroes 19 persons including Monarawila Keppetipola who had been named as traitors for leading and participating the 1818 Uva-Wellassa rebellion against the British colonial rule.

The gazette issued on Monday includes 49 people sentenced to death and another 32 declared as traitors and expelled to Mauritius consequent to their involvement in the uprising.

The list of national heroes sentenced to death by the Martial Court are as follows:

01 Appurala Arachchila, Uva
02 Appuhamy Arachchila, Uva
03 Arampola (Loku) Mohottala, Sath Koralaya
04 Aluthnuwara Appuwa, Sabaragamuwa
05 Aluthnuwara Naiderala, Sabaragamuwa
06 Aluvihare Nilame, Matale
07 Ellepola Maha Nilame, Matale
08 Idamegama Ganethirala, Uva Medakinda
09 Iriyagama Kalubanda, Yatinuwara
10 Udapalathe Vidane
11 Kalugalpitiye Vidane
12 Kepettipola Maha Nilame, Matale
13 Kindi Menika Duraya, Sabaragamuwa
14 Kirinaida (First)
15 Kirinaida (Second)
16 Kiriminda
17 Kivulegedara Mohottala, Viyaluwa
18 Kuda Badulugammana Raterala, Wellassa
19 Kumbakele Shilpa
20 Kethukurala, SathKoralaya
21 Kotabowe Magalarawe Mohottala, Wellassa
22 Ganitha Uva
23 Thennewatte Disawa, Dumbara
24 Diyakele Pihanarala
25 Deegolle Raterala, Uva
26 Dewdiya Raterala, Uva Yatikinda
27 Dewagolle Hondahami, Sabaragamuwa
28 Nindagame Dinga
29 Tikirala Alias Kandukara Arachchi
30 Tikiri Rala
31 Pelawa Mahaduraya
32 Puncha/Pinchi
33 Polgahagedara Pihanarala, Uva
34 Butawe Raterala, Wellassa
35 Boragolle Mohottala, Walapane
36 Bodimaluwe Vidane, Sabaragamuwa
37 Madugalle Udagabada Nilame, Dumbara
38 Madulle Aruma, Walapane
39 Madulle Ganethirala, Walapane
40 Madulle Punchirala, Walpane
41 Mawathagama Nilame, Sath Koralaya
42 Medagasthalawe Basnayaka Rala
43 Wadawela Mohottala, Uva
44 Welarawe Raterala, Uva
45 Sedara, Sabaragamuwa
46 Hakmana Thennewatte Nilame, Dumbara
47 Hannasgedara Mohottala, Matale
48 Haloluwe KudaSattambi, Harispattuwa
49 Higgahalande Vidane, Uva

The list of national heroes declared as traitors and expelled to Mauritius:

01 Ambagaspitiye Lekam, Dumbara
02 Amunugama Hitapu Kunam MaduweLekam, Dumbara
03 Ihagama Unnanse, Harispattuwa
04 Iriyagama Nilame, Yatinuwara
05 Iriyagama Rate Mahathmaya, Yatinuwara
06 Ketakele Mohottala, Uva
07 Ketakumbure Hitapu Rate Mahathmaya, Udunuwara
08 Kurukohogama Kiribanda, Dumbara
09 Kempitiye Korala, Sathara Koralaya
10 Kohukumbure Raterala, Wellassa
11 Galagoda Kotte Disa Mahathmaya, Hewaheta
12 Godegedara Adikaram, Wellassa
13 Thalagune Wannaku Nilame, Dumbara
14 Dangamuwe Mohottala, Uva Yatikinda
15 Dedunupitiya Mohottala, Thumpane Palle Palatha
16 Demodara Mohottala, Sabaragamuwa
17 Dodamwala Banda
18 Pitawala Lekam Mahathmaya, Dumbara
19 Pilimathalawe Nilame, Yatinuwara
20 Maththemagoda Thamankaduwa Disawa, Thumpane
21 Mathethemagoda Thun Korale Disawa, Thumpane
22 Meegahapitiye Raterala, Wellassa
23 Meewathure Hitapu Lekam, Yatinuwara
24 Rahupola Pihanarala, Uva Udukinda
25 Wattekele Mohottala, Uva Soranathota
26 Walpalagolle Muhandiram, Thumpane Ganata Palatha
27 Wettewe Hitapu Rate Mahathmaya, Thumpane Uda Palatha
28 Hapathgamuwa (Loku) Mohottala, Viyaluwa
29 Hapathgamuwe (Kuda) Mohottala, Viyaluwa
30 Kanawerelle Raterala, Uva
31 Karane Raterala
32 Kurugahagama Kiribanda

(By Thilanka Kanakarathna)