Sri Lanka

Country Sri Lanka
Capital Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Continent Asia
Currency Sri Lankan Rupee(LKR)
Languages Sinhala & Tamil

Sri jayawardenapura Kotte

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Introduction

The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C. probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The coastal areas of the island were controlled by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006 and the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007. In May 2009, the government announced that its military had finally defeated the remnants of the LTTE and that its leader, Velupillai PRABHAKARAN, had been killed.

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  1. Sri Lanka’s former President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested  The Hindu
  2. Video | Ex-Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested Over Alleged Fund Misuse  NDTV
  3. Sri Lanka Politics: Ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested by CID in Colombo  Deccan Herald
  4. Ex-Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested | World News - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times
  5. Sri Lanka ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested  Mint
  6. Ex-Sri Lanka president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested in misuse of state funds case  India Today
  7. Ranil Wickremesinghe arrest: Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of state funds  The Indian Express
  8. Sri Lanka’s Ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested Over Alleged Misuse Of State Funds  The Times of India
  9. Sri Lanka’s Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested | Sri Lanka News | 4K Video | N18G  News18


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