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Sri Lanka’s Independence – a beneficiary of Japan’s entry to the Second World War which sealed the fate of European Colonialism in Asia; Four Lankans die in secret 'independence' war; Sri Lanka and the Yellow Races; Japan's role in Sri Lanka gaining Independence; Sri Lanka’s independence: falsehoods and hard facts
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 ...
Provincial governments of Sri Lanka are the devolved governments of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka. In accordance with the Sri Lankan constitution , provinces have legislative power over a variety of matters including agriculture, education, health, housing, local government, planning, road transport and social services.
Under the Soulbury Constitution which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947, Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. [12] The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon and for a Judicial Service Commission and a Public Service Commission.
[2] The Ceylon National Congress played an instrumental role in the Sri Lankan independence movement. [3] Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam was the founding president of the party. [4] In October 1920, Sir James Peiris was elected president, staunchly supported by F. R. Senanayake and future prime minister D. S. Senanayake.
National Day, also known as Independence Day, [1] is a Sri Lankan national holiday celebrated annually on 4 February to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948. It is celebrated all over the country through a flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades, and performances.
By 2010 Sri Lanka's poverty rate was 8.9% while it was 15.2% in 2006. [41] Sri Lanka also made it into the "high" category of the Human Development Index during this time. [42] However, the government came under fierce criticism for corruption and Sri Lanka ranked 79 among 174 countries in the Transparency International corruption index. [43]
Kotelawala did not have the personal prestige or the political acumen of D. S. Senanayake. [7] He brought to the fore the issue of national languages that D. S. Senanayake had suspended. Elizabeth II , Queen of Ceylon , toured the island in 1954 from 10 to 21 April (She also visited in 1981 from 21 to 25 October after the country became a republic.