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'''Kingsley C. Dassanayake''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|s|ə|'|n|aɪ|ə|k|ə}} {{Respell|də-sə|NEYE|ə-kə}} ]: කිංස්ලි දසනායක; {{lang-ta|தசநாயக்க கிங்ஸ்லி}}) of ] served as the Chairman of the ] for handicapped Scouts of the ]<ref name=awardees></ref> as well as District Commissioner for ] of the ] from 1958 to 1963 and Acting District Commissioner of ]–]. | ||
| In 1972, he was awarded the 76th '']'', the only distinction of the ], awarded at the 24th World Scout Conference in Nairobi, Kenya by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, the only Sri Lankan thus awarded to date.<ref name=awardees/> | In 1972, he was awarded the 76th '']'', the only distinction of the ], awarded at the 24th World Scout Conference in Nairobi, Kenya by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, the only Sri Lankan thus awarded to date.<ref name=awardees/> | ||
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Kingsley C. Dassanayake (/dəsəˈnaɪəkə/ də-sə-NEYE-ə-kə Sinhala: කිංස්ලි දසනායක; Template:Lang-ta) of Sri Lanka served as the Chairman of the Extension Scout Committee for handicapped Scouts of the World Organization of the Scout Movement as well as District Commissioner for Colombo of the Sri Lanka Scout Association from 1958 to 1963 and Acting District Commissioner of Moratuwa–Piliyandala.
In 1972, he was awarded the 76th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded at the 24th World Scout Conference in Nairobi, Kenya by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, the only Sri Lankan thus awarded to date.
Further he was Vice-President of the World Council for the Welfare of the Blind. In 1952, when a universally accepted Braille system was introduced by UNESCO, Dassanayake prepared the Sri Lankan Braille System.
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- of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award
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