Education
He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and at Ceylon University College where he read economics and was an active sportsmen.
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Sydney Zoysa
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A former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Range II and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security, he was one of co-conspirators of the attempted military coup of 1962. While at university he joined the Ceylon Police Force as a Probationary Assistant Superintendent of Police and was sent to Tangalle District as his first duty station in 1937. He went on to become a Deputy Inspector-General of Police.
He became the first Director of the Police Training School that was reestablished at Katukurunda, Kalutara in 1948.
Prior to his retirement in 1959 he served as the DIG of Range World War II After retirement he served as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security. He was a co-conspirator of it and as been claimed to be the architect of lieutenant
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As member of the Christian elite, who ever being deprived of the influence they once had due to the Sihinalaisation process started by Prime Minister South.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and carried on by Sirimavo Bandaranaike, several disgruntled christian officers of the army, navy and police began to plot a coup similar to that of General Ayub Khan.
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October 20, 1994 (aged 85) -
Nationality
Sri Lankan -
Religion
Christian