S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet | |
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4th Cabinet of Ceylon | |
Date formed | 12 April 1956 |
Date dissolved | 26 September 1959 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
Member parties |
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Status in legislature | Majority government (1956–59) 51 / 95 (54%) Minority government (1959) 45 / 95 (47%) |
Opposition party | |
Opposition leader | N. M. Perera |
History | |
Election | 1956 |
Legislature term | 3rd |
Predecessor | Kotelawala |
Successor | Dahanayake |
The S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike between 1956 and 1959. It was formed in April 1956 after the parliamentary election and it ended in September 1959 with Bandaranaike's assassination.