Ceylon National Congress
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The Ceylon National Congress was a major early 20th-century political organization in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) that led constitutional reform and independence efforts against British colonial rule.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ceylon National Congress canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political organization
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| activity |
drafting constitutional proposals
ⓘ
organizing political campaigns ⓘ petitioning the British government ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Ceylonese elites
ⓘ
lawyers ⓘ local politicians ⓘ professionals ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1940s ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1919 ⓘ |
| goal |
constitutional reform
ⓘ
greater self-government for Ceylon ⓘ independence from British rule ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key role in the evolution of representative government in Ceylon
ⓘ
major early 20th-century political organization in Ceylon ⓘ |
| ideology |
Ceylonese nationalism
ⓘ
constitutional reformism ⓘ |
| influenced | post-independence politics of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Ceylonese independence movement
ⓘ
constitutional reform movement in Ceylon ⓘ negotiations with British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
D. S. Senanayake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
E. W. Perera NERFINISHED ⓘ F. R. Senanayake NERFINISHED ⓘ G. G. Ponnambalam NERFINISHED ⓘ James Peiris NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponnambalam Arunachalam NERFINISHED ⓘ Ponnambalam Ramanathan NERFINISHED ⓘ S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British colonial government in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | British colonial rule in Ceylon ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
nationalist
ⓘ
pro-independence ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Ceylon National Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ceylon Reform League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | various ethnic communities in Ceylon ⓘ |
| succeededBy | United National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | umbrella organization ⓘ |
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