sentences:  Rajapaksa was born on 5 November 1906 in a hamlet called Madamulana and had his early education at Mandaduva School in Weerakatiya.His father Don David Rajapaksa, who held the post of Vidane Arachchi in Ihala Valikada Korale, sent him for secondary education to Richmond College, Galle.Having completed his education, he helped his father managing the family estate, which consisted of paddy fields and coconut plantations.