Don Stephen Senanayake
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1884-1952) · Sri Lanka · On the map · Politicians · Died at 67
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 CabinetAbout this person
Country
Sri Lanka
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1952 · aged 67
