The Cocos Islands mutiny was a failed mutiny by Sri Lankan soldiers against British officers, on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on 8 May 1942, during the...
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Ceylon in World War II (section Cocos Islands Mutiny)
the on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands mutinied on the night, intending to hand the islands over to the Japanese. The mutiny was suppressed within...
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The Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (/ˈkoʊkəs/; Cocos Islands Malay:...
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on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands mutinied on the night of 8/9 May, intending to hand the islands over to the Japanese. The mutiny took place partly...
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the island and manned by Ceylonese troops. The Cocos Islands Mutiny began on this island. The Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island mutinied on...
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Gratien Fernando (category History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
Hubert Fernando CGA (1915 – 5 August 1942) was the leader of the Cocos Islands Mutiny, an agitator for the independence of Sri Lanka from the British....
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Cocos Island (Spanish: Isla del Coco) is an island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica, approximately 550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi) southwest of...
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government ended its interest in the case. Cocos Islands mutiny L, Klemen (1999–2000). "The Mystery of Christmas Island, March 1942". Forgotten Campaign: The...
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the Legião Portuguesa. Cocos Islands Mutiny, a failed mutiny by Sri Lankan servicemen on the then-British Cocos (Keeling) Islands during the Second World...
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Force mutiny Naval mutinies: Revolt of the Lash Kiel mutiny Kronstadt rebellion Chilean naval mutiny of 1931 Invergordon Mutiny 1936 Naval Revolt Cocos Islands...
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Ceylon undertaking garrison duties on the Seychelles and the Cocos Islands. In Cocos Islands Mutiny took place (encouraged by Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party)...
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soldiers eventually led the Cocos Islands mutiny on 8 May 1942 - the aim to hand over control of the islands to the Japanese. The mutiny went horribly wrong and...
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1717 to mint coins in the name of the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar on the island of Bombay. By 1792 the EIC demonetised all other coins till they were reduced...
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of the Cocos Islands Mutiny India - Regiment of Artillery United Kingdom - Royal Regiment of Artillery Sri Lanka Army Cocos Islands Mutiny Wright,...
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Battle of the Malacca Strait Cocos Islands mutiny India in World War II L, Klemen (1999–2000). "The capture of Andaman Islands, March 1942". Forgotten Campaign:...
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Struggle: Sri Lankan Independence Movement, Anagarika Dharmapala, Cocos Islands Mutiny, Matale Rebellion. General Books LLC. ISBN 978-1-157-67087-2. "Recognising...
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The Portuguese and Dutch had held some of the maritime provinces of the island for centuries before the advent of the British Empire. Burgher people are...
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1915 Ceylonese riots Suriya-Mal Movement Ceylon in World War II Cocos Islands mutiny South East Asia Command Government Politics Treaty of Amiens Kandyan...
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1915 Ceylonese riots Suriya-Mal Movement Ceylon in World War II Cocos Islands mutiny South East Asia Command Government Politics Treaty of Amiens Kandyan...
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British Ceylon (redirect from Island of Ceylon and its Dependencies)
Senanayake and other Ethnic Sinhalese leaders. A small garrison on the Cocos Islands, crewed by Ceylonese, attempted to expel the British. It has been claimed...
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Coconut (redirect from Cocos nucifera)
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or...
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Dilmah George Steuart Group (Steuarts Tea, 1835 Steuarts Ceylon) Heladiv Island Tea Loolecondera Mlesna Thomas Lipton Tea production in Azerbaijan Tea production...
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World War II by country (section Caribbean Islands)
the islands over to the Japanese. The mutiny was suppressed and three of the Ceylonese soldiers were executed. Following the Cocos Islands Mutiny, no...
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was executed in 1962 Bombardier Gratien Fernando - Leader of the Cocos islands mutiny Douglas Devananda - Tamil politician and cabinet minister Sepala...
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Two. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-914-X. Crusz, Noel, The Cocos Islands Mutiny, Fremantle: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2001. Dull, Paul S. (1978)...
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Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos Islands rebel in the Cocos Islands Mutiny. Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed...
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nationalism in Sri Lanka (Sage Publications India, 2009). Crusz, Noel, The Cocos Islands Mutiny. (Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, WA, 2001) De Mel, Neloufer...
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