Kotelawala cabinet
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The Kotelawala cabinet was the central government of Ceylon led by Prime Minister John Kotelawala between 1953 and 1956. It was formed in October 1953 after the resignation of Kotelawala's predecessor Dudley Senanayake and ended in April 1956 after the opposition's victory in the parliamentary election.
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Kotelawala cabinet | |
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3rd Cabinet of Ceylon | |
Date formed | 12 October 1953 |
Date dissolved | 12 April 1956 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Kotelawala |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Majority coalition (1953) 58 / 95 (61%)
Majority (1953–56) 54 / 95 (57%) |
Opposition party | |
Opposition leader | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
History | |
Outgoing election | 1956 |
Legislature term(s) | 2nd |
Predecessor | Dudley Senanayake I |
Successor | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
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