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He was born in the village of Botale in the Hapitigam Korale (currently known as Mirigama) on 20 October 1884 to Don Spater Senanayake (1847–1907) and Dona Catherina Elizabeth Perera Gunasekera Senanayake (1852–1949). [4]
Sep 5, 2022 · DS Senanayake hailed from Botale (pronounced like the Sinhala word for bottle), a village in Mirigama and rose to be a leader in the Temperance Movement, Ceylon National Congress and reached the summit of power as the first Prime Minister of Ceylon.
May 9, 2020 · Bothale is a small village in the Hapitigame Korale of the Negombo district in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It’s where the Senanayake family established their roots, dating back to the Anuradhapura Era in AD 253-266.
Oct 21, 2020 · Don Stephen Senanayake (21 October 1883 – 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. He is considered as the "Father of the Nation of Sri Lanka."
Biography: D. S. Senanayake was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) politician, known as the "Father of the Nation" of Ceylon. His contributions led to Ceylon's independence from British rule and he served as the first Prime Minister of Ceylon.
- Sri Lankan
- October 21, 1884
- Botale, Mirigama, British Ceylon
- March 22, 1952
Bothale Walawwa is a very old walawwa located in the Mirigama area in the Gampaha District of the Western Province of Sri Lanka. The first Prime Minister of our country is born in this Bothale Walawwa palace. It is also the birthplace of the Father of the Nation.
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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. On February 4, 1948, the nation was granted self-rule as the Dominion of Ceylon.
