| Dominion of Sinhalese Ceylon | |
|---|---|
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Population |
10,000,000 |
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Capital |
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte |
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Head of State |
His Imperial Majesty, King-Emperor Edward VIII of Great Britain (from 1952) |
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Ruling Party |
Sinhalese National Party (from 1958) |
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Head of Government |
Sir Solomon Dias Abeywickrema Jayatilleke Rajakumaruna Bandaranaike (1882-1946), Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (1946-1958), Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II (from 1958) |
History[]
Dominion status granted 1958, a year after the rest of the British Raj. Power handed to the Buddhist and Christian Sinhalese elite, represented by the powerful Bandaranaike family.