Dahanayake Cabinet | |
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.svg){kind=small} 5th Cabinet of Ceylon | |
| Date formed | 26 September 1959 |
| Date dissolved | 20 March 1960 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Wijeyananda Dahanayake |
| Member party |
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| Status in legislature | Minority government 45 / 95 (47%) |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader | N. M. Perera |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | March 1960 |
| Legislature term | 3rd |
| Predecessor | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
| Successor | Dudley Senanayake II |
The Dahanayake Cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister Wijeyananda Dahanayake between 1959 and 1960. It was formed in September 1959 after the assassination of Dahanayake's predecessor S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and it ended in March 1960 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.