Governor-General of Ceylon
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The Governor-General of Ceylon was the representative of the King or Queen of Ceylon from 1948 when the country became independent as a Commonwealth Realm until the country became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.
- Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore (4 February 1948–6 July 1949)
- Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury (6 July 1949–17 July 1954)
- Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke (17 July 1954–2 March 1962)
- William Gopallawa (2 March 1962–22 May 1972)
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