Don Stephen Senanayake was a Ceylonese statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of Ceylon, having emerged as the leader of the Sri Lankan independence movement that led to the establishment of self-rule in Ceylon. He is considered as the "Father of the Nation".
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The Senanayake family
A young D. S. Senanayake
Henry Pedris, a captain in the Colombo Town Guard, was executed by the British on the account of treason.
Ministers of the Second State Council of Ceylon with the Speaker in 1936
An RAF Bristol Blenheim bomber takes off from Colombo Racecourse in Ceylon during the war.
The formal ceremony marking the start of self-rule, with the opening of the first parliament at Independence Square by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in the presence of D. S. Senanayake as first Prime Minister of Ceylon
D. S. Senanayake as Prime Minister with his CabinetIn their orbit 1
Writers born in the 1880s 6
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1952 · aged 67
Written about in
25 languages
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