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  2. Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 was a constitution of Sri Lanka, replaced by the 1978 constitution currently in force. It was Sri Lanka's first republican constitution, and its second since independence in 1948. The constitution changed the country's name from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, and established it as an independent republic.

  3. National State Assembly - Wikipedia

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    The National State Assembly (NSA) was the legislative body of Sri Lanka established in May 1972 under the First Republican Constitution.The assembly was introduced by Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike under the United Front Government replacing the Parliament of Ceylon, a bicameral arrangement set up with the Soulbury Commission.

  4. Constitution of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    J. R. Jayewardene who came to office in July 1977 with a five-sixths majority passed the second amendment to the 1972 Constitution on 4 October 1977, which made the presidency an executive post. Under its provisions, then Prime Minister Jayawardene automatically became the first Executive President of Sri Lanka on 4 February 1978. [8]

  5. List of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Parliamentary elections have been held in Sri Lanka since the first in 1947, under three different constitutions: the Soulbury Constitution, the 1972 Constitution, and the currently enforced 1978 Constitution. Sixteen parliamentary elections have been held up to and including the 2020 election. The seventeenth is scheduled for 14 November 2024. [1]

  6. Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports: 1972: 1976 [3] Minister of Transport [3] Maithripala Senanayake: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways: 31 May 1970 [2] [3] T. B. Subasinghe: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs: 1 March 1977 [3] [4] S. K. K ...

  7. Government of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution and its third constitution since the country's independence (as Ceylon) in 1948, after the Donoughmore Constitution ...

  8. Senate of Ceylon - Wikipedia

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    The Senate was abolished on 2 October 1971 by the eighth amendment to the Soulbury Constitution, prior to the adoption of the new Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka on 22 May 1972. In 2010 there were proposals to reintroduce the Senate.

  9. Monarchy of Ceylon (1948–1972) - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka: Ceylonese Constituent Assembly Passes Constitution Declaring New Republic of Sri Lanka (1972) Source: British Pathé. A draft constitution was presented to the Constituent Assembly on 29 December 1971, and was later published in the Ceylon Government Gazette as a government notification.