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Sri Lanka

Bandaranaike family, prominent Sri Lankan leaders

Colombo, commercial capital and largest city

Customs of Sri Lanka

Sri Jayawardenepura, administrative capital

Theravada Buddhism, origins in Sri Lanka

arts and literature

business and economy

foreign relations

geography and environment

government and politics

overview of government of Sri Lanka

assassination of President Premadasa

Bandung Conference

Bigge’s reports of government

capital punishment legal status

Commonwealth of Nations member

health and welfare

independence from Great Britain

local government

political parties

president, former

prime ministers

history – overview

history – ancient

history – change of name from Ceylon

history – colonial period

history – exploration

history – from 1942 to 1997 (archives)

history – Tamil civil war

literacy rates (table)

national anthem

pictures of Sri Lanka

plants and animals

population and demographics

sports and recreation – cricket World Cup winners

table of Commonwealth of Nations members

1993: Sri Lanka

The assassinations of President Ranasinghe Premadasa and major opposition leader Lalith Athulathudali during local election campaigns shocked Sri Lanka in 1993, but calm provincial elections and economic improvement suggested a smooth transition for the post-Premadasa era. Meanwhile, the Liberation...

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