14 Facts About Victor Corea

Victor Corea is widely credited for resisting the Poll Tax in Ceylon.

Victor Corea is a descendant of King Dominicus Victor Corea of Kotte.

Charles Edward Victor Seneviratne Corea was born on 29 January 1871 into a Sinhala family of Anglican faith in Chilaw, Sri Lanka.

Victor Corea's father died in 1872, when he was 1 year old.

Victor Corea then attended Sri Lanka Law College, in Colombo, and received admission to practice law upon the completion of his courses, exams, and apprenticeship in 1893.

Victor Corea practiced law in Chilaw, Kuliyapitiya, and Puttalam until the age of 90,1 year before his death.

Victor Corea was on the Executive Board of the Ceylon Labour Party, upon its formation in 1928.

Victor Corea shared many anti-colonial political views with his older brother, Charles Edgar Victor Corea, who was a fellow lawyer, and often collaborated in political affairs.

Victor Corea then wrote a letter to then Governor of British Ceylon, Sir William Henry Manning, stating that he ought to be arrested according to colonial law.

Victor Corea was imprisoned for about 1 month, during which he was forced to do prison labour.

However, Victor Corea amassed a significant public following upon his arrest, resulting in his eventual release from prison and subsequent abolishment of the Poll Tax.

Victor Corea remained in his hometown of Chilaw for most of his life.

Victor Corea is buried at the Chilaw Cemetery, in Chilaw, Sri Lanka.

Victor Corea was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Sri Lanka by the President of Sri Lanka.