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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka for the first time on 20 October 1982. Incumbent president J. R. Jayewardene of the governing United National Party was re-elected, receiving 53% of all votes cast and defeating his main opponent Hector Kobbekaduwa of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. [1] [2]
Senali Koshila Fonseka was born on 18 September 1992 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [11] [12] [13] Her father Upali Fonseka was one of the brothers of Sri Lankan famous actress Malini Fonseka, who known as Queen of Sinhalese cinema.
Sri Lanka was already known to Jews living in Kerala as early as the 3rd century BC. Yemeni Jewish traders used to visit Sri Lanka for trade. In the 10th century, Abu Zeid al Hasan, an Arab Muslim traveller from Siraf, Persia, stated that there were "a great number of Jews" in Serendib, as Sri Lanka was known to the Arabs. [1]
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 Sri Lankan Stalemate: Going Off the Screen in the Post Cold War Rajiv Gandhi's offer to send troops into Sri Lanka was deeply unpopular with the Sinhalese and, although initially popular with the Tamils, led to an outbreak of hostilities between the Tamil Tigers and the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) – Eelam War II.
Defunct daily newspapers published in Sri Lanka (15 P) Pages in category "Daily newspapers published in Sri Lanka" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The Ministry of Agriculture [2] (Sinhala: කෘෂිකර්ම අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: கமத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for agriculture.
Sri Lanka competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This marked Sri Lanka's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Seven of the nation's previous Olympic appearances were under the name Ceylon.