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to form the island's first cabinet as its first Prime
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with a double crew to take Sir Hugh. However, the aircraft, with three more doctors and two nurses, was taxiing to take off when the message was received that it was too late, as the Prime
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in forming the UNP in 1947, having given the impression that
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scheme relocated over 250,000 people. He expanded the agrarian policies he had initiated during his tenure as
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living in the central highlands. His bold agricultural plans and pro-Western policies drew criticism for their modern and untraditional nature. Under his family's leadership, Sri Lanka's economy flourished, and he is still known as "The Father of Sri Lanka".
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which was passed by parliament on 20 August 1948 and became law on 15 November 1948. Only about 5,000 Indian Tamils qualified for citizenship. More than 700,000 people, about 11% of the population, were denied citizenship and made
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refusing to follow a request by the
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but left after a period of apprenticing. He joined his brother D. C. Senanayake in running his father's extensive business holdings. He worked as a
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took an active role in food supply and control. He was tasked with many defence projects, including rapid construction of an airfield at the
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status and they accepted the ministers' submissions, publishing these in the Sessional Paper XIV of 1944. In 1944, the
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in December 1947. On 4 February 1948, Ceylon marked its independence with a ceremonial opening of parliament.
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presented the Soulbury Constitution to the State Council which voted it in, with only three votes against it.
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and establishing diplomatic ties other member countries, he established diplomatic relations with the
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forming a government and serving as Ceylon's first Prime Minister from 1947 until his death in 1952.
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for his philanthropy. Stephen Senanayake had two elder brothers, Don Charles "D. C." Senanayake and
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local food production to be self-sustainable. Renovation of sites of historic importance in
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to study and report on their graphite mining industry.
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Bolshevik–Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma
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2010:What caused the rift between D.S. and Sir Baron
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877:in Ceylon, and assisted in the founding of the
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1883:Economy, Culture, and Civil War in Sri Lanka
1688:"D.S. Senanayake – The Father of the Nation"
1257:. He was riding one of his favorite horses,
5766:Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
1957:
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1673:The Don Bartholomews Senanayake Family Tree
1054:On 24 September 1947 he was invited by the
849:In 1931 he was elected to the newly formed
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5816:Members of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon
5811:Members of the 1st State Council of Ceylon
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5831:Prisoners and detainees of British Ceylon
3752:North Western Province (Eastern Division)
3733:North Western Province (Western Division)
2152:, International Centre for Ethnic Studies
540:before briefly working as a clerk in the
517:; 20 October 1884 – 22 March 1952) was a
178:Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury
87:Learn how and when to remove this message
2918:
2054:
2022:J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka: 1906–1956
1811:"Remembering the 'Father of the Nation'"
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1626:, a biographical film based on DS's life
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50:This article includes a list of general
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1617:List of political families in Sri Lanka
1408:Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike
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1495:Electoral history of D. S. Senanayake
1438:Statue of D. S. Senanayake erected in
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752:considered the temperance movement as
219:2 December 1942 – 4 July 1947
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3171:General Officer Commanding the Troops
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1669:Sri Lankan Sinhalese Family Genealogy
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1480:Rt Hon D S Senanayake Memorial Shield
1370:; many kept at his estate and at the
1001:was formed. In 1945, he proceeded to
5791:Leaders of the United National Party
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883:Flora and Fauna Protection Ordinance
525:having emerged as the leader of the
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3837:Arthur Hamilton Ekneligoda Molamure
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1269:. Accompanying him on that day was
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632:family, he entered the prestigious
623:Fredrick Richard "F. R." Senanayake
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5856:Sri Lankan prisoners and detainees
2224:Remembering D S of Botale Walauwa
740:broke out in 1914 they joined the
648:. He later played cricket for the
56:it lacks sufficient corresponding
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2269:National Portrait Gallery, London
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1446:D. S. Senanayake is respected by
1208:Although Ceylon had maintained a
1160:Senanayake held the portfolio of
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861:Minister of Agriculture and Lands
821:. In 1927, he acted on behalf of
467:S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
249:Minister of Agriculture and Lands
5851:Sri Lankan mining businesspeople
5846:Sri Lankan independence movement
5776:Ceylonese people of World War II
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1410:in 1956, campaigning under the "
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1020:The granting of independence to
970:Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
778:Young Men's Buddhist Association
527:Sri Lankan independence movement
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3485:Western Province (Ceylon Tamil)
2260:Funeral Of D.S. Senanayake 1952
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27:1st Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
5786:Defence ministers of Sri Lanka
5751:Foreign ministers of Sri Lanka
3318:James Frederick Edmund Bridger
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2265:Portraits of D. S. Senanayake
2234:United National Party website
2179:"In memory of their kindness"
1630:
881:. In 1938, he introduced the
790:Legislative Council of Ceylon
698:Don Charles Gemoris Attygalle
686:Surveyor General's Department
562:Legislative Council of Ceylon
542:Surveyor General's Department
5826:Prime ministers of Sri Lanka
5821:National Heroes of Sri Lanka
5771:Ceylonese military personnel
5314:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
5299:Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
4389:Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
3695:Trincomalee Revenue District
3561:Northern Province (Southern)
3542:Northern Province (Northern)
3362:Kadiravalepillai Balasingham
3087:1924 Legislative Council of
2764:External Affairs and Defence
2549:External Affairs and Defence
2339:Prime ministers of Sri Lanka
770:modern independence movement
766:British colonial authorities
521:statesman. He was the first
7:
4160:Maxwell MacLagan Wedderburn
3714:Batticaloa Revenue District
3676:Southern Province (Western)
3657:Southern Province (Central)
3638:Southern Province (Eastern)
3619:Northern Province (Central)
3600:Northern Province (Western)
3580:Northern Province (Eastern)
1970:Sri Lanka: The Untold Story
1857:University of Chicago Press
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1237:Sabha, and established the
1145:. This was followed by the
891:Inspector General of Police
558:1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots
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5589:Cholomondeley Goonewardene
5363:Alexander Francis Molamure
4968:Alexander Francis Molamure
4480:Patrick de Silva Kularatne
4427:Alexander Francis Molamure
3828:Ratnapura Revenue District
3818:Alexander Francis Molamure
2400:Junius Richard Jayewardene
1468:Independence Memorial Hall
1334:. The procession ended at
1281:, a cabinet minister, and
1232:. Bandaranaike joined his
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1056:Governor General of Ceylon
867:Land Development Ordinance
638:S. Thomas' College, Mutwal
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1388:Colombo Municipal Council
1382:D. S. Senanayake married
1135:All Ceylon Tamil Congress
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950:Ceylon University College
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5108:Savumiamoorthy Thondaman
4994:Leader of the Opposition
4714:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
4439:Robert Edward Jayatilaka
4038:Punchi Banda Rambukwelle
3809:Kegalla Revenue District
3628:Suppiramaniam Rajaratnam
3523:Central Province (Rural)
3504:Central Province (Urban)
3132:Bernard Henry Bourdillon
2445:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
2430:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
2370:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
2290:Prime Minister of Ceylon
2239:DS Senanayake in Sinhala
1888:Indiana University Press
1518:1924 legislative council
1324:House of Representatives
1244:
1230:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
1137:, which represented the
1133:parties, as well as the
855:Ceylon National Congress
717:Early political activism
694:Kahatagaha Graphite Mine
680:A young D. S. Senanayake
602:) on 20 October 1884 to
580:Early life and education
546:Kahatagaha Graphite Mine
523:Prime Minister of Ceylon
242:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
139:Prime Minister of Ceylon
5324:Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
4862:Francis Huntly Griffith
4780:Evelyn Charles Villiers
4770:Evelyn Charles Villiers
4312:Joseph Isaac Gnanamuttu
4302:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
4144:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
3761:Godfrey Edward Madawala
3609:Waithilingam Duraiswamy
3270:Wilfrid Wentworth Woods
2410:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
2214:The Senanayake Ancestry
1833:Encyclopedia Britannica
1239:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1178:Ceylon Overseas Service
1141:, including its leader
1033:Parliamentary elections
989:with its resolution on
851:State Council of Ceylon
837:State Council of Ceylon
756:. He was released on a
628:Brought up in a devout
570:State Council of Ceylon
174:Henry Monck-Mason Moore
71:more precise citations.
5599:Kusumasiri Gunawardena
5584:A. Ekanayake Gunasinha
5431:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
5414:H. D. Abeygoonewardane
5294:I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle
5270:North Western Province
5260:Maithripala Senanayake
5231:North Central Province
5181:S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
5137:S. U. Ethirmanasingham
4857:Clement Johnston Black
4574:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
4360:North Western Province
4334:North Central Province
4044:Thomas Lister Villiers
3771:North Central Province
3551:Ponnambalam Ramanathan
3323:Francis Graeme Tyrrell
3303:Frank Arthur Stockdale
3245:Edward Bruce Alexander
3207:Edward Bruce Alexander
2375:Wijeyananda Dahanayake
2355:Don Stephen Senanayake
1754:Don Stephen Senanayake
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1297:University of Manitoba
1214:Armed forces of Ceylon
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1127:Ceylon Indian Congress
1118:Ceylon Citizenship Act
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736:formed in 1912. When
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662:Sir Arthur Wijewardena
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499:Don Stephen Senanayake
110:Don Stephen Senanayake
5557:Somaweera Chandrasiri
5459:Montague Jayawickrama
5385:Harris Leuke Ratwatte
5334:Sabaragamuwa Province
5132:A. R. A. M. Abubucker
5083:H. R. U. Premachandra
4848:Hubert Ernest Newnham
4760:John William Oldfield
4646:Charles Batuwantudawe
4451:Harris Leuke Ratwatte
4413:Sabaragamuwa Province
4111:2nd State Council of
4050:Neill Graeme Campbell
3976:S. R. Muhammad Sultan
3923:Nathaniel John Martin
3237:Controller of Revenue
3163:Ex offico Members (5)
2425:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
2420:Chandrika Kumaratunga
2395:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
2385:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
2118:Daily News, Sri Lanka
1741:29 March 2013 at the
1707:by H. A. J. Hulugalle
1656:25 March 2008 at the
1593:United National Party
1437:
1378:Marriage and children
1349:
1271:Sir Richard Aluwihare
1210:small volunteer force
1196:
1176:. He established the
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1015:United National Party
963:
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875:co-operative movement
844:
760:after 46 days at the
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650:Sinhalese Sports Club
604:Don Spater Senanayake
588:The Senanayake family
587:
554:independence movement
507:දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක
440:Don Spater Senanayake
405:United National Party
116:දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක
32:Don Spater Senanayake
5841:Sri Lankan Buddhists
5781:Converts to Buddhism
5675:H. de Z. Siriwardena
5319:Herbert Sri Nissanka
5051:Karuppiah Kumaravelu
4867:George Roland Whitby
4839:Howard Frank Parfitt
4702:H. de Z. Siriwardena
4658:Don Baron Jayatilaka
4624:Naysum Saravanamuttu
4514:S. A. Wickramasinghe
4384:Siripala Samarakkody
4317:Jaganathan Tyagaraja
4292:Arunachalam Mahadeva
4218:E. W. Abeygunasekera
3947:N. H. M. Abdul Cader
3942:Mohamed Macan Markar
3494:Arunachalam Mahadeva
3437:Don Baron Jayatilaka
3409:Colombo Town (South)
3390:Colombo Town (North)
3375:Elected Members (34)
3227:Lancelot Elphinstone
3153:Don Baron Jayatilaka
2920:Leaders of the House
2475:Ranil Wickremesinghe
2465:Ranil Wickremesinghe
2455:Ranil Wickremesinghe
2450:Disanayaka Jayaratne
2435:Ranil Wickremesinghe
2415:Ranil Wickremesinghe
2405:Ranasinghe Premadasa
2093:Imbulana, ChaRNika.
1476:Senanayake Samudraya
1392:Ceylon Civil Service
1220:Political challenges
1091:National development
1066:First prime minister
982:Sir Baron Jayatilaka
956:Gaining independence
813:, the delays in the
774:Lanka Mahajana Sabha
666:Sir Francis Molamure
574:Parliament of Ceylon
552:which grew into the
531:Father of the Nation
320:Constituency Created
230:Don Baron Jayatilaka
189:Position established
106:The Right Honourable
5708:R. Singleton-Salmon
5508:J. C. T. Kotelawala
5395:Florence Senanayake
5348:D. F. Hettiarachchi
5098:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
5039:Senerat Gunewardene
4709:Susantha de Fonseka
4670:C. W. W. Kannangara
4651:Upali Batuwantudawe
4562:J. G. Rajakulendran
4396:J. H. Ilangantileke
4307:R. Sri Pathmanathan
4198:Senerat Gunewardene
4188:Abeyratne Ratnayaka
4164:Guy Stanley Wodeman
4046:(from 19 Nov. 1925)
4040:(from 19 Feb. 1925)
4034:(from 19 Feb. 1925)
4028:(from 26 Nov. 1924)
4005:Edwin James Hayward
4000:Thomas Yates Wright
3983:(from 11 Dec. 1925)
3685:C. W. W. Kannangara
3591:(from 19 Feb. 1925)
3352:Hermann Albert Loos
2277:Government offices
2219:The Senanayake Clan
2161:Richardson (2005),
1496:
1420:Vasantha Senanayake
1336:Independence Square
1037:Mirigama electorate
1026:Arthur Creech Jones
999:Soulbury Commission
978:Leader of the House
966:Independence Square
927:Oliver Goonetilleke
885:, establishing the
784:Legislative Council
750:Sir Robert Chalmers
734:temperance movement
550:temperance movement
515:டி. எஸ். சேனநாயக்கா
207:Leader of the House
5606:Robert Gunawardena
5594:Philip Gunawardena
5579:George R. de Silva
5574:Colvin R. de Silva
5479:V. G. W. Ratnayake
5474:Lakshman Rajapaksa
5419:Simon Abeywickrema
5353:N. H. Keerthiratne
5250:S. H. Mahadiulwewa
5023:George E. de Silva
4935:1st Parliament of
4685:Thomas Amarasuriya
4619:George R. de Silva
4600:Bernard Jayasuriya
4595:Philip Gunawardena
4533:David Wanigasekera
4526:Simon Abeywickrema
4254:S. O. Canagaratnam
4208:George E. de Silva
3532:George E. de Silva
3343:Unofficial Members
3333:Maas Thajoon Akbar
3262:Colonial Treasurer
3250:Walter Ernest Wait
3202:Murchison Fletcher
3189:Colonial Secretary
3124:Murchison Fletcher
2485:Harini Amarasuriya
2480:Dinesh Gunawardena
2197:www.sundaytimes.lk
2193:"Moulding forever"
2148:2009-12-12 at the
2061:The London Gazette
1997:www.sundaytimes.lk
1968:Rajasingham K. T.
1692:www.dailymirror.lk
1581:1947 parliamentary
1561:1936 state council
1541:1931 state council
1494:
1482:is awarded at the
1444:
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1234:Sinhala Maha Sabha
1206:
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1041:Edmund Samarakkody
986:British Government
974:
939:Easter Sunday Raid
935:Colombo Racecourse
931:Ceylon war council
919:
915:Colombo Racecourse
887:Yala National Park
847:
802:unofficial members
742:Colombo Town Guard
730:
682:
644:and played in the
590:
385:Dominion of Ceylon
127:Senanayake in 1934
5836:Senanayake family
5738:
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5691:E. F. N. Gratiaen
5643:P. P. Jayawardena
5638:D. D. Karunaratne
5633:J. R. Jayewardene
5567:T. F. Jayewardene
5533:K. D. Sugathadasa
5484:W. Wickremasinghe
5454:D. S. Goonesekera
5424:H. W. Amarasuriya
5405:Southern Province
5390:Dudley Senanayake
5368:Jayaweera Kuruppu
5255:T. B. Poholiyadde
5245:P. B. Bulankulame
5240:P. L. Bauddhasara
5216:Alfred Thambiayah
5211:C. Suntharalingam
5196:G. G. Ponnambalam
5172:Northern Province
5093:H. B. Rambukwella
5068:V. T. Nanayakkara
5028:T. B. Ilangaratne
4988:Dudley Senanayake
4879:
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4765:Maurice John Cary
4697:C. E. P. de Silva
4663:J. R. Jayewardene
4569:G. C. Rambukpotha
4487:H. W. Amarasuriya
4466:Southern Province
4456:Jayaweera Kuruppu
4446:Dudley Senanayake
4422:H. A. Goonesekera
4401:U. B. Wanninayake
4348:P. B. Bulankulame
4324:G. G. Ponnambalam
4283:Northern Province
4235:S. P. Vythilingam
4213:Bernard Aluwihare
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3742:C. H. Z. Fernando
3704:M. M. Subramaniam
3513:Gerard Wijeyekoon
3370:
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3357:Gerard Wijeyekoon
3284:Nominated Members
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2811:Dudley Senanayake
2801:Dudley Senanayake
2781:Dudley Senanayake
2752:Defence Ministers
2718:
2717:
2594:Dudley Senanayake
2584:Dudley Senanayake
2564:Dudley Senanayake
2536:Foreign Ministers
2502:
2501:
2470:Mahinda Rajapaksa
2460:Mahinda Rajapaksa
2440:Mahinda Rajapaksa
2390:Dudley Senanayake
2380:Dudley Senanayake
2360:Dudley Senanayake
2306:
2305:
2300:Dudley Senanayake
2297:Succeeded by
2163:Paradise Poisoned
2042:Sinhalese Parties
1921:on 18 August 2020
1817:on 29 March 2003.
1608:
1607:
1490:Electoral history
1424:Ruwan Wijewardene
1416:Rukman Senanayake
1404:landslide victory
1332:Royal Ceylon Navy
1309:Winston Churchill
1265:belonging to the
1139:Sri Lankan Tamils
853:representing the
827:Executive Council
823:Gerard Wijeyekoon
815:Norton Bridge Dam
654:D. R. Wijewardena
594:Senanayake family
496:
495:
428:Robert Senanayake
425:Dudley Senanayake
291:Ceylon Parliament
282:Dudley Senanayake
200:Dudley Senanayake
170:Governors General
97:
96:
89:
16:(Redirected from
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5665:D. S. Senanayake
5655:Wilmot A. Perera
5628:D. P. Jayasuriya
5623:A. P. Jayasuriya
5543:Western Province
5523:J. A. Rambukpota
5436:William de Silva
5279:Ivan Dassanayake
5123:Eastern Province
5113:C. V. Velupillai
5009:Central Province
4984:D. S. Senanayake
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4675:D. S. Senanayake
4641:A. P. Jayasuriya
4636:D. P. Jayasuriya
4607:A. E. Goonesinha
4586:Western Province
4557:D. D. Gunasekera
4552:Henry Kotelawala
4521:Neil Hewavitarne
4509:R. C. Kannangara
4504:Raja Hewavitarne
4475:Francis de Zoysa
4266:E. R. Tambimuttu
4245:Eastern Province
4179:Central Province
4123:
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4107:
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4052:(from Mar. 1926)
3875:European (Rural)
3858:European (Urban)
3854:
3853:
3799:Henry Kotelawala
3723:E. R. Tambimuttu
3589:T. M. Sabaratnam
3456:D. S. Senanayake
3447:Negombo District
3428:Colombo District
3386:
3385:
3382:Territorial (24)
3379:
3378:
3294:Official Members
3290:
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3219:Attorney General
3179:Harold Higginson
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40:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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5725:S. A. Pakeman
5723:
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5718:
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5713:
5709:
5706:
5705:
5704:
5701:
5697:
5694:
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5689:
5688:
5686:
5684:Appointed (6)
5682:
5676:
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5668:
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5498:
5495:
5491:
5485:
5482:
5480:
5477:
5475:
5472:
5470:
5467:
5465:
5464:P. Kumarasiri
5462:
5460:
5457:
5455:
5452:
5447:
5444:
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5439:
5437:
5434:
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5309:Albert Peries
5307:
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5280:
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5201:T. Ramalingam
5199:
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5142:M. M. Ebrahim
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5088:K. Rajalingam
5086:
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5062:
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5044:R. S. Pelpola
5042:
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4972:Albert Peries
4969:
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4800:I. X. Pereira
4798:
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4343:H. R. Freeman
4341:
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4325:
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4309:
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4186:
4185:
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4180:
4176:
4169:
4166:(1940-1942),
4165:
4162:(1939-1940),
4161:
4158:(1936-1939),
4157:
4154:
4152:
4148:
4145:
4142:
4140:
4136:
4135:
4132:
4128:
4125:
4106:
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4008:
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3998:
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3991:
3982:
3979:
3978:
3977:
3974:
3972:
3971:I. X. Pereira
3969:
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3966:
3963:
3959:
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3850:Communal (10)
3848:
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3810:
3806:
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3780:H. R. Freeman
3778:
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3311:
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3151:(1924–1930);
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3141:
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3125:
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3120:Hugh Clifford
3118:
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3027:
3026:Premajayantha
3024:
3022:
3019:
3017:
3014:
3012:
3011:N.S. de Silva
3009:
3007:
3004:
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2999:
2997:
2994:
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2989:
2987:
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2979:
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2971:M. Senanayake
2969:
2967:
2966:C.P. de Silva
2964:
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2959:
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2956:C.P. de Silva
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946:Ivor Jennings
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