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Mahatma Gandhi visited the Corea Family in Chilaw in 1927. Gandhi and his wife Kasturba were Chief Guests at a banquet held in 'Sigiriya.' Mahatma Gandhi, his wife Kasturba and entourage stayed with the Corea Family in this historic home called 'Sigiriya,' in Chilaw, on the west coast of Sri Lanka.
[133] [134] The United National Party, Sri Lanka's main opposition party, staged a demonstration in parliament on 9 January to protest his assassination and Mangala Samaraweera called Wickrematunge's murder an "insoluble bloodstain in our national history" and apologized to Sri Lanka for "bringing this dark regime into power," [135] [136] [137 ...
The University of Sri Lanka was a public university in Sri Lanka. Established in 1972 by amalgamating the four existing universities, it was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1972 until 1978. The university was based at six campuses in Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Moratuwa and Jaffna.
Revered the world over for his nonviolent philosophy, Gandhi pioneered some of the peaceful acts civil rights activists still use today, like marches and controversial ones like hunger strikes.
The government of Sri Lanka in 2008 termed it a crime against humanity. [1] A number of independent observers such as University Teachers for Human Rights, a Human Rights organization from Sri Lanka, and western observers such Mr. John Richardson [6] and others [2] [5] [13] [12] maintain that it was a massacre of civilians.
The IUSF is the organization that is given leadership to whole university students in Sri Lanka. [10] It is the largest student organization in Sri Lanka to date. It represents the voice of student councils and action committees in 15 higher education institutes including all major universities and technical colleges in Sri Lanka. [11]
This was not the end; in 1972 the "district quota system" was introduced, again to the detriment of the Sri Lankan Tamil people. The Sinhalese historian C.R. de Silva wrote: [3] "By 1977 the issue of university admissions had become a focal point of the conflict between the government and Tamil leaders.
Abia State University [133] Excellence and service English: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University [133] Doctrina mater artium: Latin: Education is the mother of all practical arts Achievers University, Owo [133] Knowledge, integrity, leadership English Adamawa State University Education for development English Adekunle Ajasin University For ...