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Don Stephen Senanayake (Sinhala: දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක; 20 October 1884 – 22 March 1952) was an independence activist who served as the first Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1947 to 1952.

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active years end date
1952-03-22
active years start date
1947-10-14
birth date
1884-10-20
birth place
Negombo, British Ceylon, Mirigama
death date
1952-03-22
death place
Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
monarch
George VI, Elizabeth II
nationality
Sri Lanka
order in office
Prime Minister of Ceylon
party
United National Party
religion
Theravada
successor
Dudley Senanayake

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