in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 2004 by A. L. M. Athaullah. Following the death of M. H. M. Ashraff, the leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC)...
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The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (Tamil: சிறீலங்கா முஸ்லீம் காங்கிரஸ், romanized: Śrīlaṅkā Muslim Kāṅkiras; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා මුස්ලිම් කොංග්රසය, romanized: Śrī...
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17th Parliament of Sri Lanka (10th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with its membership...
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the Tamil National Alliance, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Sri Lanka a "flawed...
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initially consisted of only the United National Party, the Ceylon Workers' Congress, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the Western People's Front. The alliance...
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The Sri Lankan civil war (Tamil: இலங்கை உள்நாட்டுப் போர், romanized: Ilaṅkai uḷnāṭṭup pōr; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ සිවිල් යුද්ධය, romanized: śrī laṁkāvē...
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elections were held in Sri Lanka on 14 November 2024 to elect 225 members to the new parliament. The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was dissolved on 24 September...
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Sri Lanka elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. Sri Lanka has a multi-party system, with two dominant political...
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parties: United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Breakaway members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Ceylon Workers' Congress Mahajana Eksath Peramuna...
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Party of Sri Lanka Democratic United National Front Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Sri Lanka Equal Society Party, LSSP) Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sri Lanka Nidahas...
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National Congress Sri Lanka: National Congress (Sri Lanka) Sudan: National Congress (Sudan), an Islamist, pan-Arabist party, given the name National Congress...
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lists political parties in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a multi-party political system. Starting from the early 1950s, Sri Lankan politics was mostly dominated...
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this article correctly. Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in...
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Sri Lankan Tamils (Tamil: இலங்கை தமிழர், ilankai tamiḻar or ஈழத் தமிழர், īḻat tamiḻar), also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native...
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registered political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 2005 by Rishad Bathiudeen. Since 2020, the All Ceylon Makkal Congress has been a constituent party...
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The Sri Lankan diaspora are Sri Lankan emigrants and expatriates from Sri Lanka that reside in a foreign country. An estimate in 2013 by the United Nations...
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Sri Lanka, with about 9.7 percent of the total population following the religion. About 1.9 million Sri Lankans adhere to Islam as per the Sri Lanka census...
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by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was the ruling party in Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022 and...
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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament. 16,263,885 people were eligible to...
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The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka...
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The Democratic National Alliance was a political alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by retired General Sarath Fonseka and his allies to contest in the 2010...
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the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord between India and Sri Lanka of 1987 which was intended to end the Sri Lankan civil war between separatist Sri Lankan Tamil nationalists...
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The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The...
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romanized: Mākāṇam) are the first level administrative divisions of Sri Lanka. Currently, Sri Lanka is divided into 9 provinces. Each province is further divided...
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Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. The ruling United National Party of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was defeated,...
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Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka are Tamil people of Indian origin in Sri Lanka. They are also known as Malayaga Tamilar, Hill Country Tamils, Up-Country Tamils...
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Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major sea...
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Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism is the conviction of the Sri Lankan Tamil people, a minority ethnic group in the South Asian island country of Sri Lanka...
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Reform League (founded in 1917). The Ceylon National Congress played an instrumental role in the Sri Lankan independence movement. Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam...
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Tamilar Kachchi National Congress National Freedom Front Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka People's Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna...
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