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1952 Funeral of Sri Lanka's first Prime Minister
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0:26Now PlayingDate: 14th April 1952
Location: Colombo, Ceylon
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SRI LANKA: Colombo:
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CEYLON. Funeral of Mr Senanayke in Colombo .. procession thro' streets..shots of mourners.. Funeral pyre set alight at night .. shots etc
COLOMBO Funeral of Ceylon Prime Minister Mr Senanayke.. shots as body is drawn through streets.. crowd of mourners.. His widow and son follow in procession in car..funeral pyre built in shape of temple set alight at night.
FUNERALS. Funeral of Mr Senanayke in Colombo in Ceylon..shots of procession thro' streets etc etc..funeral pyre set alight at night..shot etc
SENANAYKE. Prime Minister of Ceylon. Rides in car with his mother at funeral of Don Stephen Senanayke, his father, the previous P.M. of Ceylon.
SENANAYKE. Funeral of the Prime Minister in Colombo..Procession thro' streets.. following in car is his widow and son who succeeds him in office. Mourners dressed in white..etc..Funeral pyre built in shape of temple.. set alight at night etc etc
Sri Lanka, Don Stephen Senanayake, Memorial Service, Wake
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