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Dudley Shelton Senanayake ( Sinhala: ඩඩ්ලි ශෙල්ටන් සේනානායක: Tamil: டட்லி சேனநாயக்கா; 19 June 1911 – 13 April 1973), was a Sri Lankan statesman who served as Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1952 to 1953 (first term as the second prime minister of Ceylon), in 1960 (second term), and from 1965 to 1970 (third term) and Leader of the Opposition from 1...
Contents. Dudley Shelton Senanayake. prime minister of Ceylon. Learn about this topic in these articles: hartal of 1953. In hartal. …July 1953, Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake of the United National Party drastically reduced the subsidies, causing the price of rice to triple. Read More. history of Sri Lanka.
Dudley Shelton Senanayake, was a Sri Lankan statesman who served as Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1952 to 1953, in 1960, and from 1965 to 1970 and Leader of the Opposition from 1960 to 1964. Senanayake's tenures as prime minister were associated with democratic policies focused on agricultural and educational reforms with a pro-western alignment.
Feb 11, 2024 · Dudley Senananyake was a Minister at the age of 36 and four times Prime Minister. He won the respect and affection of millions, many of whom had never seen him, or know him only from his picture in a public print or a displayed poster.
Jun 17, 2023 · 17 June 2023 04:30 am - 1 - 757. A A A. We recall the life and times of the late Dudley Senanayake as his 112th birth anniversary is on June 19. On April 13, was the 50th anniversary of his...
Dudley Senanayake was the eldest son of the “Father of the Nation” and Sri Lanka’s first Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake, and Molly Senanayake. His younger brother was Robert Senanayake. Both of them studied at Mount Lavinia S. Thomas’ College, a leading Anglican school where his illustrious father D.S. Senanayake also studied from 1882 to 1902.
Jun 19, 2016 · Sunday Times 2. Dudley Senanayake: Here was a leader. View (s): Dudley Senanayake, the reluctant politician, entered the political fray at a young age; he was only 25. It is believed that his father’s gentle persuasion and constant advice by his friends and other members of his family were finally successful in making him take the plunge.
