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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...
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 · Dudley Senanayake will never be forgotten, his memory lives on in the hearts and minds of all who had the privilege of knowing him. His background as a keen sportsman at S. Thomas, Mt Lavinia and...
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. In Sri Lanka: Independent Ceylon (1948–71)
Today (13 April 2016) marks the 43rd death anniversary of Dudley Shelton Senanayake, the second Prime Minister of our country, then Ceylon. On this date every year as a tribute to this gentleman politician, his life is reminisced.
When Dudley Senanayake departed unexpectedly from this world, he was neither Premier nor Opposition Leader. Yet an unprecedented crowd, estimated at well over one million, thronged to Colombo for his funeral in 1973.
Apr 14, 1973 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 12—Dudley Senanayake, three times Prime Minister and son of a former Prime Minister, died tonight of a heart ailment. He was 57 years old.
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.
Jun 21, 2020 · Sri Lankan statesman Dudley Shelton Senanayake, whose 109th birth anniversary fell on Friday, June 19, was one of the noblest sons of Sri Lanka. He was born in the village of Bothale at Mirigama in the Gampaha District.
Apr 18, 2017 · On August 12, 1953, violent demonstrations in four provinces compelled a reluctant Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake to sign ‘shoot at sight with impunity’—a painful decision for the ...
