Wijeyananda Dahanayake

Infobox Prime Minister


imagesize =100px
order =5th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
term_start =1959
term_end =1960
monarch = Queen Elizabeth II
predecessor =Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike
successor =Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
birth_date =October 22 1902
birth_place =Ceylon
death_date =May 4 1997
death_place = Galle District, Sri Lanka
party =Sri Lanka Freedom Party
spouse =
religion = Buddhist|

Wijeyananda Dahanayake (October 22 1902 - May 4 1997) was a Sri Lankan political figure. He was the Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1959 to 1960.

Dahanayake was a member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party before joining the administration of Solomon Bandaranaike, prime minister and leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Dahanayake served as education and agriculture minister. He took office as prime minister when Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike was assassinated in September 1959. He was forced to resign after elections six months later.

Dahanayake died in Galle District, southern Sri Lanka.

External links & References

* [http://www.parliament.lk/handbook_of_parliament/prime_ministers.jsp Website of the Parliament of Sri Lanka]
* [http://www.srilankafreedomparty.org/ Sri Lanka Freedom Party's official Website]