Dominion of Ceylon

Dominion of Ceylon
Commonwealth realm
← 1948–1972 →
Anthem "Sri Lanka Matha"
Capital	Colombo
Government	Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
- 1948-1952	George VI
- 1952-1972	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
- 1948-1952	Don Senanayake
- 1952-1953	Dudley Shelton Senanayake
- 1953-1956	John Lionel Kotalawela
- 1956-1959	Solomon Bandaranaike
- 1959-1960	Wijayananda Dahanayake
- 1960	Dudley Shelton Senanayake
Legislature	Parliament
- Upper house	Senate
- Lower house	House of Representatives
History
- February 4, 1948	Independence
- 1971	Insurrection
- May 22, 1972	Republic
Area	65,610 km²
Population
- 1948	7,060,000
Density	107.6/km²
Currency	Ceylon Rupee
British Ceylon	Sri Lanka
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The Dominion of Ceylon (1948-1972) was a constitutional monarchy in South Asia. It was also one of the Commonwealth realms.

Monarch

• George VI (₩) (February 4, 1948 - February 6, 1952)
• Elizabeth II (₩) (February 6, 1952 - May 22, 1972)

Prime Minister

• Don Senanayake (₩) (February 4, 1948 - March 22, 1952)
• Dudley Shelton Senanayake (₩) (March 22, 1952 - October 12, 1953)
• John Lionel Kotalawela (₩) (October 12, 1953 - April 12, 1956)
• Solomon Bandaranaike (₩) (April 12, 1956 - September 26, 1959)
• Wijayananda Dahanayake (₩) (September 26, 1959 - March 21, 1960)
• Dudley Shelton Senanayake (₩) (March 21, 1960 - July 21, 1960)
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike (₩) (July 21, 1960 - March 27, 1965)
• Dudley Shelton Senanayake (₩) (March 27, 1965 - May 29, 1970)
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike (₩) (May 29, 1970 - May 22, 1972)

Nation

• Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Polities

•  British Ceylon
• Republic of Sri Lanka (1972-1978)
• Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (From 1978)
• Tamil Eelam (1983-2009)

Neighbouring Nations

• India
• Maldives

References

• Sri Lanka: a country study (Library of Congress)
  
• Sri Lanka: a country study (archive.org)
  
• World Statesmen.org
  
• Wikipedia