Dudley Senanayake
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Dudley Shelton Senanayake, was a Sri Lankan barrister and statesman who thrice served as Prime Minister of Ceylon, from 1952 to 1953, in 1960, and from 1965 to 1970, and Leader of the Opposition from
The first Cabinet of Ministers of Ceylon in 1947
Dudley Senanayaka in 1965, at Hillwood Girls' College 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-
Dudley Senanayake
…democratic policies focused on agricultural and educational reforms with a pro-western alignment. Born to a political family, he was the eldest son of D. S. Senanayake, who lead the independence movement that gained self-rule for Ceylon in 1948, with D. S. Senanayake becoming the prime minister of Ceylon. Dudley…
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.