D. S. Senanayake


D. S. Senanayake
D.S. Senanayake
Prime Minister of Ceylon
Assumed office
14 October 1947
MonarchGeorge VI
Elizabeth II
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byDudley Senanayake
Personal details
Born(1884-10-20)20 October 1884
Botale, Negombo, British Ceylon
Died22 March 1952(1952-03-22) (aged 67)
Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
NationalityCeylonese
Political partyUnited National Party
Spouse(s)Molly Dunuwila

Don Stephen Senanayake (Sinhala: දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක; 20 October 1884 – 22 March 1952) was an independence activist. He was the first Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1947 to 1952.


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