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Ceylon [1] [3] was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations from 1948 to 1972, that shared a monarch with other dominions of the Commonwealth. In 1948, the British Colony of Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon. In 1972, the country became a republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Sirimavo Bandaranaike II: 7th [11] 1970: 7 years, 1 month and 24 days: Sirimavo Bandaranaike declared the country a republic, and changed the name of the country from Ceylon to Sri Lanka. [17] Nationalized many companies in the plantation sector and imposed restrictions on several imports.
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs Henry Abeywickrema: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Works [3] [4] [5] W. P. G. Ariyadasa: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information [5] C. R. Beligammana: Sri Lanka Freedom Party
A History of Sri Lanka. India: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-04320-0. C. Gaston Pereira, Kandy fights the Portuguese. Sri Lanka: Vijitha Yapa Publications, July 2007. ISBN 978-955-1266-77-6; Channa Wicremasekera, Kandy at War. Sri Lanka: Vijitha Yapa Publications, 2004. ISBN 955-8095-52-4
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 ...
However, under the 19th amendment of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. An individual who holds citizenship in both Sri Lanka and another country can obtain a Sri Lankan passport. An individual who holds citizenship in both Sri Lanka and another country can obtain a Sri Lankan passport by submitting the following documents. Completed Application Form