biography
| name: |
Senanayake, Don Stephen
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pronunciation:
[senaniykee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1884–1952)
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| biography:
| First prime minister of Sri Lanka (1947–52), born in Colombo, W Sri Lanka. He studied in Colombo, then worked on his father's rubber estate. Entering the Legislative Council in 1922, he founded the co-operative society movement in 1923, and was elected to the State Council in 1931, where he was minister of agriculture for 15 years. Following independence, he became prime minister, as well as minister of defence and external affairs. |
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