Wijeyananda Dahanayake

Sri Lankan Prime Minister (1902-1997)

Wijeyananda Dahanayake (Sinhala: විජෙයානන්ද දහනායක; 22 October 1902 – 4 May 1997) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1959 to 1960.

Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
In office
1959–1960
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySolomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike
Succeeded byDudley Senanayake
Personal details
Born(1902-10-22)22 October 1902
Galle, Sri Lanka
Died4 May 1997(1997-05-04) (aged 94)
Galle, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lanka Sri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Alma materRichmond College, Galle
ProfessionPolitician, Teacher