1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka

E37758

Constitution Supreme law

The 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, establishing a new republican system of government and replacing its former dominion status under the British Crown.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
1972 Constitution of Sri Lanka	5
Constitution of Ceylon	3
Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka 1972	2
First Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka	2
1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka	1
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T291439 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
Context triple: [Dominion of Ceylon, constitutionalChange, 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka]

A. Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
B. Constitution of Chile
The Constitution of Chile is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limits of the Chilean state and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens.
C. March Constitution of 1921
The March Constitution of 1921 was the fundamental law of the Second Polish Republic that established Poland as a democratic parliamentary state after World War I.
D. April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
E. Constitution of Bangladesh
The Constitution of Bangladesh is the supreme law of the country, establishing its parliamentary democracy, fundamental rights, and guiding principles of governance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
Target entity description: The 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, establishing a new republican system of government and replacing its former dominion status under the British Crown.

A. Constitution of 1976
The Constitution of 1976 is Portugal’s post-revolution democratic charter that redefined the country’s political system, civil liberties, and institutional framework after the Carnation Revolution.
B. Constitution of Chile
The Constitution of Chile is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limits of the Chilean state and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens.
C. March Constitution of 1921
The March Constitution of 1921 was the fundamental law of the Second Polish Republic that established Poland as a democratic parliamentary state after World War I.
D. April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
E. Constitution of Bangladesh
The Constitution of Bangladesh is the supreme law of the country, establishing its parliamentary democracy, fundamental rights, and guiding principles of governance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Constitution ⓘ Supreme law ⓘ
abolished	Dominion status of Ceylon ⓘ Status of Ceylon as a dominion of the British Crown ⓘ
adoptedBy	unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Constituent Assembly of Sri Lanka
alsoKnownAs	1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka 1972 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: First Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka
cameIntoForce	22 May 1972 ⓘ
constitutionalModelInfluence	Westminster system ⓘ surface form: British Westminster system Republican constitutions of other Commonwealth countries ⓘ
constitutionalTradition	Written constitution ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
created	Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Republic of Sri Lanka
definedCitizenshipOf	Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Republic of Sri Lanka
draftedBy	Constitutional Affairs Minister Colvin R. de Silva ⓘ
draftedUnderGovernmentOf	Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike
effectiveFrom	22 May 1972 ⓘ
establishedOffice	President of Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: President of the Republic of Sri Lanka
formOfGovernment	Republic ⓘ
governingPeriod	1972–1978 ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Prime Minister of Ceylon ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
headOfState	President of Sri Lanka ⓘ
ideologicalOrientation	Reflected socialist and nationalist policies of the ruling coalition ⓘ
judiciaryChange	Reduced powers of judicial review ⓘ Subordinated judiciary to the National State Assembly ⓘ
languagePolicy	Recognised Sinhala as the official language ⓘ
legalContinuity	Replaced dominion constitution with republican constitution ⓘ
legalSystem	Unitary state ⓘ
legislature	National State Assembly ⓘ
officialNameOfCountry	Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Republic of Sri Lanka
politicalPartyInPowerDuringAdoption	Sri Lanka Freedom Party ⓘ
previousNameOfCountry	Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Ceylon
region	South Asia ⓘ
religionPolicy	Gave Buddhism the foremost place ⓘ
removed	Remaining formal powers of the British monarch over Ceylon ⓘ
repealedBy	1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ
repealedOn	7 September 1978 ⓘ
replaced	1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Constitution of Ceylon Soulbury Constitution ⓘ
rightsProvision	Contained a chapter on fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
sovereignty	Vested in the people ⓘ
subjectOf	Sri Lankan constitutional history ⓘ
supremacyClause	Declared the National State Assembly supreme ⓘ
typeOfState	Unitary state ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dominion of Ceylon → constitutionalChange → 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ

Senate of Ceylon → authority → 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Ceylon

Senate of Ceylon → subordinateTo → 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of Ceylon

1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka → alsoKnownAs → 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ

subject surface form: 1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka

this entity surface form: First Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka

1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka → alsoKnownAs → 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ

subject surface form: 1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka 1972

1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka → replaced → 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: 1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka

this entity surface form: Constitution of Ceylon

Soulbury Constitution → replacedBy → 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ