Dahanayake cabinet

Dahanayake Cabinet

5th Cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed26 September 1959
Date dissolved20 March 1960
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterWijeyananda Dahanayake
Member party
  •   Sri Lanka Freedom Party
  •   Sinhala Language Front
  •   Independents
Status in legislatureMinority government
45 / 95 (47%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderN. M. Perera
History
Outgoing electionMarch 1960
Legislature term3rd
PredecessorS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
SuccessorDudley Senanayake II

The Dahanayake Cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Wijeyananda Dahanayake from 1959 to 1960. It was formed in September 1959 after the assassination of Dahanayake's predecessor S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and ended in March 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.

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