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-
Senanayake in 1934
Henry Pedris, a captain in the Colombo Town Guard, was executed by the British on the account of treason.
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, also known as "The Silver Bell of Asia", was a Sri Lankan statesman who served as the fourth Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon, serving from 1956 until
Second Board of Ministers of Ceylon. Bandaranaike is in the left corner standing.
The first Cabinet of Ministers of Ceylon. Bandaranaike is in the first row-second from the left
Bandaranaike in Kandy as Minister of Health and Local Government