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Veera Puran Appu
November 7, 1812
Uyana, Moratuwa, Western Province, Kingdom of Kandy
Died : August 8, 1848 (aged 35)[1]
Bogambara grounds, Kandy, Central Province, British Ceylon
Cause of death : Executed by the British by firing squad
Residence : Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province
Nationality : Sri Lankan
Other names : Puran Appu
Francisco Fernando
Ethnicity : Sinhalese
Occupation : Political, Economic and Social revolutionary
Known for : A leader in the Rebellion of 1848
Home town : Moratuwa, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Height : 5ft 7½ inches
Spouse(s) : Bandaramenike (1847)
Children : One daughter[3]
Parents : Kalistoru Fernando (Father)
Madam Helena (Mother)
Relatives : Marcellenus Fernando (Uncle)
Gunnepana Arachchi (Father in Law)
Weerahennadige Francisco Fernando alias Puran Appu (Sinhala:පුරන් අප්පු) is one of the notable personalities in Sri Lanka's history. He was born on November 1812 in the coastal town of Moratuwa. He left Moratuwa at the age of 13 and stayed in Ratnapura with his uncle, who was the first Sinhalese proctor, and moved to the Uva province. In early 1847, he met and married Bandara Menike, the daughter of Gunnepana Arachchi in Kandy. He was captured by the British after the failure of Matale Rebellion along with Gongalegoda Banda and Ven. Kudapola Thera. He was executed by a firing squad on August 8, 1848. His body barred in Matale.