D. S. Senanayake

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1884-10-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Botale,_British_Ceylon
gptkbp:causeOfDeath stroke
gptkbp:child gptkb:Dudley_Senanayake
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:D._S._Senanayake_College
gptkb:D._S._Senanayake_Memorial
Sri Lankan currency notes
statue at Independence Square, Colombo
gptkbp:deathDate 1952-03-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Colombo,_Ceylon
gptkbp:education gptkb:S._Thomas'_College,_Mutwal
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkbp:father gptkb:Don_Spater_Senanayake
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Don_Stephen_Senanayake
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label D. S. Senanayake
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Father_of_the_Nation_(Sri_Lanka)
leading Sri Lanka to independence
gptkbp:legacy pioneer of Sri Lankan independence movement
regarded as the architect of modern Sri Lanka
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Ceylon_National_Congress
gptkb:Legislative_Council_of_Ceylon
gptkb:State_Council_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Dona_Catherina_Elizabeth_Perera_Gunasekera_Senanayake
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Sri_Lankan
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Gal_Oya_scheme
agricultural reforms
establishment of the United National Party
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld Prime Minister of Ceylon
gptkbp:predecessor position established
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Independence_Square,_Colombo
gptkbp:signature D. S. Senanayake signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mollie_Dunuwila
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Dudley_Senanayake
gptkbp:termEnd 1952-03-22
gptkbp:termStart 1947-09-24
gptkbp:title gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
Leader of the House
Minister of Agriculture and Lands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ceylon
gptkb:Dominion_of_Ceylon
gptkb:Kandy
gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkb:Matale
gptkb:State_Council_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:State_Council_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5