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		Sri Lanka (Ceylon) After gaining independence from Great Britain in 1948, Sri Lanka experienced escalating ethnic conflict between the majority Sinhalese and the...
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		Ceylon 846 The capital of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) was moved south to Polonnaruva to escape Tamil invasions.
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	Sri Lanka Freedom Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is a far-right political party and one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka.
		After the elections the party became the predominant party in government with Mahinda Rajapakse as prime minister.
		Following the 17 November presidential elections, the SLFP candidate Mr Rajapakse was elected President of Sri Lanka - winning 50.3% of the votes cast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party (197 words)

	Politics of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of Sri Lanka takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Sri Lanka is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		The Politics of Sri Lanka reflect the historical and political differences between the two main ethnic groups, the majority Sinhala and the minority Tamils, who are concentrated in the north and east of the island.
		Other relevant groups are the Buddhist clergy; the Sri Lanka Trade Unions; the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE (terrorist group fighting for a separate state) and radical chauvinist Sinhalese groups such as the National Movement Against Terrorism as well as Sinhalese Buddhist lay groups.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Sri_Lanka (2023 words)

	Features
		The Sri Lanka Freedom Party which came to be formed as a social democratic alternative, derived inspiration from the forces which, through the limited agitational campaigns of the Sinhala Maha Sabha, came on the political scene of the country.
		The Sri Lanka Freedom Party, which came to be launched as a middle of the road social democratic alternative party, was from its inception, was expected to steer clear of the two political ideologies in the international arena.
		It was Bandaranaike and the SLFP which demonstrated a remarkable resiliency in adjusting itself to situations and policy perspectives, and he taught the people of this country, through the SLFP, that people should renounce stereotype ideological thinking and adjust themselves realistically to world developments; this is still valid in the given context in Sri Lanka.
	www.priu.gov.lk /news_update/features/20030904Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party_52nd_anniversary.htm (3208 words)

	Sri Lanka (05/07)
		Sri Lanka is ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse.
		Sri Lanka maintains an embassy in the United States at 2148 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel.
		U.S. policy toward Sri Lanka is characterized by respect for its independence, sovereignty, and moderate nonaligned foreign policy; support for the country's unity, territorial integrity, and democratic institutions; and encouragement of its social and economic development.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5249.htm (5517 words)

	Sri Lanka Freedom Party's statement on the LTTE's proposals for an Interim Self Governing Authority for the North and ...
		The Sri Lanka Freedom Party of President Chandrika Kumaratunga released a statement on November 4, 2003, outlining its response to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's proposals for an Interim Self Governing Authority for the North East region of the country.
		The SLFP under the leadership of President Kumaratunga is clearly of the view that the solution to the ethnic conflict lies in the devolution of power within a united Sri Lanka on the basis of a negotiated Constitutional arrangement, such as the one contained in the draft Constitution of 2000 and its earlier version.
		The SLFP will not allow any international consortium or "safety net", in the name of a spurious, unjust peace, to foist on the people of Sri Lanka any extra Constitutional arrangement that is not acceptable to all the People, all the communities that inhabit our land.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/shrilanka/document/papers/freedompty_northeast.htm (2655 words)

	Sri Lanka Travel Guide: Government - Sri-Lanka-Tour.com
		It can be said that Sri Lanka parliamentary democratic system was benefited by the establishment of the Colonial Office during the British Rule from the 18th century to the 20th century.
		Sri Lanka was the only country among its neighboring countries in South and Southeast Asia that possessed the two-party system in which the conservative Untied National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) alternated with each other in power through the contested elections.
		It declared "the Republic of Sri Lanka shall to Buddhism the foremost place and accordingly it shall be the duty of the state to protect and foster Buddhism while assuring to all religions the rights secured by Section 18 (i)(d) [religion freedom]".
	www.sri-lanka-tour.com /travel-guide/government.htm (764 words)

	Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka Freedom Party Rule, 1956-65
		The SLFP found in the former prime minister's widow, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias (S.R.D.) Bandaranaike, a candidate who was more capable of arousing Sinhalese emotions than Dahanayake had been in the March elections.
		She received the support of many of the same small parties on the right and left that had temporarily joined together to form the People's United Front coalition (which had brought her husband victory in 1956).
		Sri Lanka exercised its new foreign policy in 1962 by organizing a conference of neutralist nations to mediate an end to the SinoIndian border war of 1962.
	countrystudies.us /sri-lanka/26.htm (1167 words)

	Lankalibrary.com: SRI LANKA - POST COLONIAL HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The 1956 election was destined to become a turning point in the modern history of Sri Lanka and is seen by many observers as a social revolution resulting in the eclipse of the Westernized elite.
		The Federal Party had a distinct advantage because the Tamil Congress had suffered considerably from the stigma of its association with the UNP (which had abandoned its policy of making both Sinhala and Tamil national languages in an attempt to obtain the support of the numerically greater Sinhalese vote).
		Highly informative for the study of modern political events and ethnic disturbances are S.J. Tambiah's Sri Lanka: Ethnic Fratricide, and the Dismantling of Democracy, A. Jeyaratnam Wilson's Politics in Sri Lanka, and Government and Politics in South Asia by Craig Baxter, Yogendra K. Malik, Charles H. Kennedy, and Robert C. Oberst.
	www.lankalibrary.com /geo/postcolonial_history.htm (5815 words)

	rediff.com: Chandrika's party claims victory in Sri Lanka: Reuters
		Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance coalition claimed victory Thursday in the country's tainted general election despite delayed official declaration of final poll results.
		S B Dissanayake, secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the main constituent of the PA, said Kumaratunga was expected to appoint a new government either on Thursday of Friday.
		In Sri Lanka's complex electoral system -- a mix of direct voting and proportional representation -- seats are allocated according to the percentage of total votes polled by a party in electoral districts.
	www.rediff.com /news/2000/oct/12lanka.htm (487 words)

	Sri Lanka United National Party "Majority" Rule, 1948-56 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The largest political party in independent Sri Lanka, the United National Party (UNP), emerged as an umbrella party from the colonial era.
		Known later as the "uncle-nephew party" because of the kinship ties among the party's top leadership, the UNP served as the standard-bearer of conservative forces.
		Sri Lanka was finally admitted in 1955 as part of an East-West agreement.
	workmall.com /wfb2001/sri_lanka/sri_lanka_history_united_national_party_majority_rule_1948_56.html (687 words)

	Lanka ruling party proposes unitary constitution
		The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) which is the dominant partner in the Sri Lankan coalition government, and is the party of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Monday formally proposed that Sri Lanka be a "unitary state".
		The clear statement that the dominant political party in the country is for a unitary state is bound to lead to a clash with the Tamils, both extremist and moderate, because what unites the Tamils is the demand for a federal Sri Lanka with power being devolved to a united Tamil-speaking North Eastern Province.
		The SLFP has not only rejected federalism but has proposed that the unit of devolution be the district and not the province.
	www.sibernews.com /news/sri-lanka/-200705158588 (832 words)

	Police sting nets Sri Lanka tsunami orphan seller
		Sri Lanka has banned adoption of children orphaned by the Dec. 26 tsunami until further notice after receiving reports that some children had been kidnapped after the disaster in which over 30,000 people died hundreds of thousands were displaced.
		Sri Lanka's government said on Saturday there was no question of withdrawing from a rebel stronghold it captured five days ago, despite threats of retaliation and renewed fighting in the north of the country.
		Hundreds of Sri Lankan troops were involved in the offensive along the de facto border between government- and rebel-held areas in the Jaffna peninsula, said the sources on condition of anonymity on Saturday.
	lankaeverything.com /index.php?subpage=news&pid=20050112061107.php&cat=srilanka (785 words)

	Agreements: Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka: Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the United ...
		This Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the United National Party represents the inauguration of a new political environment eagerly awaited by the public of this country, which replaces the hitherto existing policies of confrontation with the politics of active cooperation on national issues, in the interests of the nation.
		The Parties, recognize that the fundamental challenge that stands in the way of the realization of the goals of peace, good governance and development is that of a just political solution acceptable to all communities.
		Both Parties agree to expedite the resolution of the present impediments to the effective operation of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution and to finalize the passage into law of the amendments under consideration to the 17th amendment.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ACIO-6UUH46?OpenDocument&RSS20=02-P (576 words)

	The Liberal Party of Sri Lanka
		In espousing free economic policies together with wide-ranging political freedoms, the Council, and then the Party, opposed both the authoritarian crony capitalism of the United National Party and the socialism of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
		Though the Party never established itself as an electoral success, given the need in Sri Lanka for small parties to ally themselves with larger groupings that tend to swamp their individual identity, it has continued to have an impact as a think tank.
		The Party is a long standing member of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats, and Prof Wijesinha was interim Chairman of CALD in 1999/2000.
	www.liberalparty-srilanka.org (564 words)

	Sri Lanka Freedom Party - Definition, explanation
		The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya) is a political party in Sri Lanka, led by Chandrika Kumaratunga.
		At the last legislative elections, 2 april 2004, the party was the leading party inside the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6 % of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.
		After the elections the party became the mayor government party with Mahinda Rajapakse as prime minister.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sr/sri_lanka_freedom_party.php (141 words)

	SASNET: Sri Lanka
		The name Sri Lanka was adopted in 1972, before which was used Ceylon – originally a Portugese transcription for the old Pali name Sihala.
		The 13th Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka on 17th July 2001 could not be completed in the northern and eastern parts of the country, but regional statistics are available.
		She led the coalition Peoples' Alliance (PA), in which SLFP is the major party, which ruled Sri Lanka till it was defeated by the UNP in the elections on 6 December, 2001.
	www.sasnet.lu.se /lanka.html (1640 words)

	TIMEasia Magazine: Warring Parties
		By the time her cortege nears Sri Lanka's ancient royal capital of Anuradhapura, the crowd of 15,000 she has summoned to kick off her party's general-election campaign has been waiting for three hours in the baking sun.
		Exhausted party aides who finished their speeches hours ago have, for the last hour, been playing old reel-to-reel tapes of addresses by the President's parents, both former Prime Ministers.
		Sri Lankan politics are ruthless and bloody, and as a member of the country's leading political family, Kumaratunga and her kin have been marked for death many times.
	www.time.com /time/asia/2004/sri_lanka/story.html (708 words)

	LankaWeb News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is already fighting a losing battle for the Sri Lankan Presidency has launched a seditious campaign to split Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) vote bank.
		After keeping a non corporative stance on the peace process through out the SLFP rule, Ranil Wickremesinghe has swiftly decided to seek a mandate for holding talks with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to arrive at a joint policy on the issues of the peace process and negotiations with the LTTE.
		However, Ranil has a difficult situation to convince the public that he is a better President as he failed miserably to give the people a better condition of living during his tenure of Office as the Prime Minister.
	www.lankaweb.com /news/items05/260905-1.html (547 words)

	One Party State in Sri Lanka:Political Ideology - Anti Tamil
		There is the right wing United National Party (UNP), the supposedly socialist Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the so-called “Marxist” Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the Marxists of yester-year, the Lanka Sama Samaga Party (LSSP), the political party of not-so-clean-shaven men in yellow robes, the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU), and many more of their ilk.
		Every one of these parties without exception tries to outdo each other in their ‘anti-Tamilness’ to secure the electoral support of the Sinhala majority which they hope will propel them to political power (the passport to mega-corruption in Sri Lanka).
		The blatant anti-Tamil stance of the SLFP under Bandaranaike, his wife and daughter have been matched by a similar anti-Tamil stance by the UNP under Senanayake, Jayawardene and Wickremasinghe (all of them kinsmen).
	www.tamilnation.org /forum/brian/051114oneparty.htm (1784 words)

	UNHCR - Sri Lanka: Information on whether in 1993, at the swearing in ceremony of the southern provincial council, ...
		UNHCR - Sri Lanka: Information on whether in 1993, at the swearing in ceremony of the southern provincial council, there was a rally organized by Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) supporters at which police opened fire, killing and injuring civilians
		Sri Lanka: Information on whether in 1993, at the swearing in ceremony of the southern provincial council, there was a rally organized by Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) supporters at which police opened fire, killing and injuring civilians
		AFP reported that SLFP activists turned violent and stoning the Galle police station, causing the guards to open fire (12 Oct. 1993).
	www.unhcr.org /home/RSDCOI/3ae6ab122c.html (331 words)

	Country Profiles Foreign & Commonwealth Office
		Sri Lanka was severely affected by the tsunami on 26 December 2004, which killed some 40,000 people and displaced 400 – 500 thousand people along two thirds of the north-east, south and south-west coastline.
		Sri Lanka is a middle income country with approximately 1 million people (6%) of the population living in poverty.
		Sri Lanka has 400 species of birds (21 unique to Sri Lanka); 54 species of fish found in the waterways and marshlands; 40 species of frogs and toads; 2 species of crocodiles; 5 species of turtles; and 83 species of snakes, of which 5 are poisonous.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019041599186 (3993 words)

	Sri Lanka BUSINESS:: PROPOSALS OF THE SRI LANKA FREEDOM PARTY TO THE ALL PARTY REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE
		In developing such consensus, the sovereignty of Sri Lanka, the territorial integrity, the unitary structure of the State, the identities of the different communities, the need to ensure peaceful coexistence amongst such communities, would be preserved`.
		The Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to Buddhism the foremost place and accordingly it shall be the duty of the State to protect and foster the Buddha Sasana, which assuring to all religions the rights grated by Articles 10 and 14 (I) (e) of the present constitution.
		The Sri Lanka Freedom Party believes in the restoration of the Parliamentary model of Government, in the absence of the Executive Presidency, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party proposes a Cabinet System of Government led by a Prime Minister having given thought to the experiences and traditions of the past.
	www.lankanewspapers.com /news/2007/5/14521.html (3696 words)

	LankaPage: Latest Sri Lanka news, updated throughout the day
		Sri Lanka's Susanthika Jayasinghe celebrates her third place finish in the women's 200 metres final at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Osaka August 31, 2007.
		The Sri Lankan spin wizard was yesterday ruled out of next month's Twenty20 world championship in South Africa and is also in danger of missing a home one-day series against England in early October.
		Aug 31 (CP) Colombo- The five Sri Lankan teacher unions that were boycotting the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination evaluation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the cabinet subcommittee appointed to reach a settlement with the unions.
	www.lankapage.com (2357 words)

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