Date formed 26 September 1959 Head of government W. Dahanayake | Date dissolved 20 March 1960 Head of state Elizabeth II | |
Member party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Opposition party Lanka Sama Samaja Party | ||
The Dahanayake cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister W. Dahanayake between 1959 and 1960. It was formed in September 1959 after the assassination of Dahanayake's predecessor S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and it ended in March 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.
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