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D. S. Senanayake cabinet

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Date formed
  
24 September 1947

Head of government
  
D. S. Senanayake

Date dissolved
  
22 March 1952

D. S. Senanayake cabinet

Head of state
  
George VI (1947–52) Elizabeth II (1952)

Member party
  
All Ceylon Tamil Congress (1948–52) United National Party

Opposition party
  
Lanka Sama Samaja Party

The D. S. Senanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake between 1947 and 1952. It was formed in September 1947 after the parliamentary election and it ended in March 1952 with Senanayake's death. The Senanayake cabinet led Ceylon to independence in February 1948.

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D. S. Senanayake cabinet Wikipedia