Dahanayake Cabinet | |
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5th cabinet of Ceylon |
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Date formed | 26 September 1959 |
Date dissolved | 20 March 1960 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Elizabeth II |
Head of government | W. Dahanayake |
Member party | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna |
Opposition party | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
Opposition leader | N. M. Perera |
History | |
Outgoing election | March 1960 |
Legislature term(s) | 3rd |
Predecessor | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet |
Successor | Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet |
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.