Politics of Ceylon
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Politics of Ceylon refers to the political system, institutions, parties, and historical developments of the former British colony and later independent state now known as Sri Lanka, prior to its republican transition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Political history of Sri Lanka | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political history
ⓘ
politics of a former state ⓘ |
| appliesToCurrentCountry | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| constitutionalInstrument |
Ceylon Independence Act 1947
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donoughmore Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Soulbury Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantIdeologicalIssue |
ethnic relations between Sinhalese and Tamils
ⓘ
language policy ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFeature | universal adult franchise introduced in 1931 ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
British crown colony
ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Prime Minister of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle |
Governor of Ceylon
ⓘ
Governor‑General of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesPeriod |
British colonial rule in Ceylon
ⓘ
post‑independence Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ |
| internationalStatus | Dominion within the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| judicialBody | Supreme Court of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Ceylon becoming a republic in 1972
ⓘ
Donoughmore Constitution of 1931 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandyan Convention of 1815 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soulbury Constitution of 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ independence of Ceylon in 1948 ⓘ |
| legislatureName |
House of Representatives of Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ State Council of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| majorPoliticalAlliance | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPoliticalParty |
Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lanka Sama Samaja Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka Freedom Party NERFINISHED ⓘ United National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAsHeadOfState |
Elizabeth II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
D. S. Senanayake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
G. G. Ponnambalam NERFINISHED ⓘ J. R. Jayewardene NERFINISHED ⓘ S. J. V. Chelvanayakam NERFINISHED ⓘ S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirimavo Bandaranaike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partySystem | multi‑party system ⓘ |
| previousColonialPower |
Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantLaw | Official Language Act of 1956 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 1972 ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 1815 ⓘ |
| transitionOutcome | Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Political history of Sri Lanka