Jump to content

Dudley Senanayake

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dudley Senanayake
Prime Minister of Ceylon
In office
26 March 1952 – 12 October 1953
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byDon Stephen Senanayake
Succeeded byJohn Kotelawala
In office
21 March 1960 – 21 July 1960
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byWijeyananda Dahanayake
Succeeded bySirimavo Bandaranaike
In office
27 March 1965 – 29 May 1970
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySirimavo Bandaranaike
Succeeded bySirimavo Bandaranaike
Personal details
Born(1911-06-19)19 June 1911
Ceylon
Died13 April 1973(1973-04-13) (aged 61)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lanka Sri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
ProfessionPolitician, Barrister

Dudley Shelton Senanayake (Sinhala: ඩඩ්ලි ශෙල්ටන් සේනානායක; 19 June 1911 – 13 April 1973) was a Ceylonese politician. He was the second Prime Minister of Ceylon.