Bandaranaike, S. W. R. D. (Solomon West Ridgeway Dias), 1899-1959
Variant names1927 elected secretary of the Ceylon National Congress (CNC); 1931-1959 Ceylon Legislative Council; 1937 founder, the Sinhala Maha Sangha (SMS); 1940 KCMG; 1947-1951 member of the United National Party (UNP); 1947-1951 minister of health and local government; 1951 formed the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP); 1952 became leader of the SLFP; 1952-1956 leader of the opposition; 1959-1959 prime minister of Ceylon [Sri Lanka]
Epithet: politician
Title: Knight
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001394.0x000120
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| referencedIn | Cazayoux family papers, 1929-1999 (bulk 1939-1979). | Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Bandaranaike, Sirima, 1920-. Reminiscences of Sirima Bandaranaike : oral history, 1980. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Paul Marcus Jayarajan papers., 1910-1949 | British Library |
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Birth 1899-01-08
Death 1959-09-26
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