D. S. Senanayake

D. S. Senanayake

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D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, serving from 1947 until his death in 1952. He played a pivotal role in the country's transition to independence from British rule and was instrumental in shaping the early years of the newly independent nation. Senanayake is often referred to as the 'Father of the Nation' for his contributions to Sri Lanka's political landscape during a critical period of nation-building.

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The article mentions D. S. Senanayake in relation to the establishment of a political education institute.

සජබ මන්ත්‍රී පිරිසක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවෙන් ඉල්ලා අස්වෙන්න යයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-10-11
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Ruwan Wijewardene noted that the United National Party, founded by D. S. Senanayake, has become a 'great home' that unites all factions.

එජාපය හෙට 79 වැනි උපන්දිනේ සමරයි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-09-19
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D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and led the United National Party government after independence.

ජූලි මාසයේදී පවුල් ලක්ෂ 14 කට කෝටි 1130 ක අස්වැසුම ද‍‍ි‍ලා
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-09-19
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D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka after independence.

ජූලි මාසයේදී පවුල් ලක්ෂ 14 කට කෝටි 1130 ක අස්වැසුම ද‍‍ි‍ලා
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-09-19
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D. S. Senanayake was the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka when the State of Israel was officially recognized as an independent state.

ඊශ්‍රායලය ලංකාවේ පැළපදියම් වූ හැටි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-09-01
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D. S. Senanayake was the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka who recognized the State of Israel as an independent state.

​ඊශ්‍රායලය ලංකාවේ පැළපදියම් වූ හැටි
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-09-01
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D. S. Senanayake is mentioned in the historical context of Sri Lanka's relationship with India.

භාරත ආසියා මොඩලය - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-04-18
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D. S. Senanayake is mentioned in the historical context of Sri Lanka's relationship with India.

භාරත ආසියා මොඩලය - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-04-18
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D. S. Senanayake Road is mentioned as a route for vehicles coming from various directions.

‘සිරි දළදා වන්දනා’ ප්‍රදර්ශනයේ සංකීර්ණ වාහන සැළැස්මක්
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-04-18
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D. S. Senanayake Mawatha is mentioned as a route for vehicles coming from various directions.

‘සිරි දළදා වන්දනා’ ප්‍රදර්ශනයේ සංකීර්ණ වාහන සැළැස්මක්
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-04-17
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D. S. Senanayake was honored at the 73rd commemoration ceremony as the first Prime Minister of independent Sri Lanka.

ජාතියේ පියාට උපහාර දක්වයි - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-03-23
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D. S. Senanayake was honored at the 73rd commemoration ceremony as the first Prime Minister of independent Sri Lanka.

ජාතියේ පියාට උපහාර දක්වයි - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-03-23
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D. S. Senanayake is honored as the 'Father of the Nation' for his significant contributions to agricultural development and the welfare of the people in Sri Lanka.

ජාතියක් අවදි කළ ජාතියේ පියා ඩී.එස්.
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-03-21
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D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and emphasized the importance of national security.

ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව සුරක්ෂිතද? - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-03-06
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D. S. Senanayake was a prominent leader during the political freedom era in Sri Lanka.

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ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-02-22
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D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of independent Sri Lanka.

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ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-02-21
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D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of independent Sri Lanka.

Sunday Lankadeepa
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-02-20
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D. S. Senanayake was a prominent leader during the political freedom era in Sri Lanka.

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ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-02-20
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D. S. Senanayake attended the religious ceremony at the Sri Dharma Kirtthi Arama temple in Kollupitiya to commemorate Independence Day.

පොල්වත්ත පන්සලේ නිදහස් උත්සවය - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-02-16
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D. S. Senanayake attended the religious ceremony at the Sri Dharma Kirtthi Arama temple in Kollupitiya to commemorate Independence Day.

පොල්වත්ත පන්සලේ නිදහස් උත්සවය - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-02-16
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D. S. Senanayake attended the religious ceremony at the Sri Dharma Kirtthi Arama temple in Kollupitiya to commemorate Independence Day.

පොල්වත්ත පන්සලේ නිදහස් උත්සවය - Lankadeepa Online
ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-02-16
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D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

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ලංකාදීප (Lankadeepa)·Sri LankaSri Lanka· 2025-02-16
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