1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots
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The 1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots was a widespread and prolonged ethnic riot in the island of Ceylon between Sinhalese Buddhists and the Ceylon Moors. The riots were eventually suppressed by the British
A group of British appointed Kandyan chiefs, with Hon. J. P. Lewis, Government Agent, Central Province in 1905.
A Perahera procession organized in Kandy during the imperial tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901.
Punjabi Muslims of a British Indian Army Punjab Regiment, 1910.
A street scene in Kandy.
D. S. Senanayake
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Don Stephen Senanayake 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-
1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots
…The colonial authorities had the house of many prominent Sinhalese searched and many were arrested without charges. These included F. R. Senanayake, D. S. Senanayake (later the first prime minister of Ceylon), D. B. Jayatilaka, W. A. de Silva, F. R. Dias Bandaranaike, E. T. de Silva, Dr Casius Ferreira, C. Batuvantudawe…
Senanayake in 1934
The Senanayake family
A young D. S. Senanayake
Henry Pedris, a captain in the Colombo Town Guard, was executed by the British on the account of treason.