Wijeyananda Dahanayake (born 1902) was a Ceylonnese political figure. He was the prime minister of Ceylon in 1959 and 1960. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala / இலங்கை in Tamil) (known as Ceylon before 1972) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives of...