.jpg "D. S. Senanayake"){kind=small}
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Search results
D. S. Senanayake. Don Stephen Senanayake ( Sinhala: දොන් ස්ටෙෆන් සේනානායක; Tamil: டி. எஸ். சேனநாயக்கா; 20 October 1884 – 22 March 1952) 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.
Apr 8, 2024 · D. S. Senanayake (born Oct. 20, 1884, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]—died March 22, 1952, Colombo) was the first prime minister of Ceylon (1947–52) when the country became independent of Great Britain. Brought up as a devout Buddhist, Senanayake remained in that faith but was educated at the Anglican St. Thomas College in Colombo.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Don Stephen Senanayake respected as the ‘Father of the Nation’, was the first Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) post independence. He is remembered for his leadership in the peaceful political movement aimed at achieving independence from the British.
People also ask
Who was Don Senanayake?
Who was Don Spater Senanayake?
What religion did Senanayake belong to?
How did Senanayake become Prime Minister of Ceylon?
D.S. Senanayake re-hoisted Sri Lanka’s flag that was brought down by the British in 1815, twenty four years after he embarked on his political career in the National Legislature, and proclaimed the country’s independence to the world.
- 103/14, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 07, 00700
- 011 2 445281
Mar 27, 2021 · Saturday, 27 March 2021 00:10 - - 1229. D.S. Senanayake. It is 69 years since the Father of the Nation, Don Stephen Senanayake passed away, with his death anniversary falling on Monday 22 March. He helmed the final phase of our struggle for freedom from colonial occupation, but I was not present then to experience his leadership first-hand.
Just over 65 years after his death, D.S. Senanayake ranks as the greatest Sri Lankan political figure of the twentieth century, the one individual in Sri Lanka’s political leadership, over the past 60 to 70 years, who cannot be held responsible, in any substantial way, for Sri Lanka’s recent violent ethnic conflict and it’s associated political ...
Feb 6, 2022 · The first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) D.S. Senanayake entered the National Legislature in 1924. He was relatively unknown in the country and was pushed into prominence by his elder brother F.R. Senanayake, who was a very popular and active figure in the social and political arena.
