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Dahanayake cabinet

Dahanayake Cabinet
Flag of Ceylon (1951-1972).svg
5th cabinet of Ceylon
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.


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