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General elections were held in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1956. They were a watershed in the country’s political history and was the first elections fought to challenge the ruling United National Party. The former Leader of the House S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike who was passed over after the death of the first Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake crossed over to the opposition to form the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to launch his bid for Prime Minister.

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affiliation
Lanka Sama Samaja Party
country
Sri Lanka
firstLeader
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
secondLeader
N. M. Perera
start date
1956-04-10
title
3rd Ceylonese parliamentary election

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