The Veera Prathapa (Sinhala: වීර ප්රතාප) is a non titular national honour of Sri Lanka awarded "for acts of bravery of the highest order".[1] Veera Prathapa ranks lower than Sri Lanka Thilaka.
Awardees
Awardees include:
- 1998
- Cprl. R. P. R. Wickramapala, WV[2]
- O. R. A. K. Perera
- Amithapala Weerasinghe
- 2017[3]
- Aluth Gedara Ranjith Amarajeewa
- Rankoth Gedara Shanaka Prasad Kumara
See also
References
- ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 9781932705485.
- ^ "Deshamanya for 14 Lankans". Sundaytimes. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.sundaytimes.lk/170319/news/national-honours-after-12-years-233395.html 2017 National Honour Awardees
External links
National honours | - Sri Lankabhimanya
- Deshamanya
- Deshabandu
- Veera Chudamani
- Vidya Jyothi
- Kala Keerthi
- Sri Lanka Sikhamani
- Vidya Nidhi
- Kala Suri
- Sri Lanka Thilaka
- Veera Prathapa
- Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana
- Sri Lanka Rathna
- Sri Lanka Ranjana
- Sri Lanka Ramya
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