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2008 disasters in Sri Lanka (1 C) E. Eelam War IV (3 C, 4 P) P. 2008–2009 Sri Lankan provincial council elections (3 P) S. 2008 in Sri Lankan sport (3 C, 5 P) T.
Sri Lanka's more recent history was marred by the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the Sri Lanka Armed Forces defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [20] Sri Lanka is a developing country, ranking 78th on the Human Development Index.
Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 2008 (12 P) This page was last edited on 25 April 2023, at 00:43 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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The following lists notable events that took place during 2009 in Sri Lanka.. The year 2009 was an eventful year for Sri Lanka, as it was the year of the conclusion of the Sri Lankan Civil War, ending the nation's near 26-year long conflict with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
A Poya occurs every full moon. [1] [2] Uposatha is important to Buddhists all around the world, who have adopted the lunar calendar for their religious observances.Owing to the moon's fullness of size as well as its effulgence, the full moon day is treated as the most auspicious of the four lunar phases occurring once every lunar month (29.5 days) and thus marked by a holiday.
Sri Lanka competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.The Sri Lankan olympic committee confirmed 4 males and three females have been selected to compete in 5 sports. [2] Later Chinthana Vidanage received a tripartite commission invitation to participate in weightlifting. This ...
During Sri Lanka's 68th national independence day celebrations on 4 February 2016, the Tamil version of the Sri Lankan national anthem, "Sri Lanka Matha", was sung at an official government event for the first time since 1949. [59]