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Sri Lanka
Sabtu, 2026-11-07 11:04:00

Maldives in the south-west and India in the north-west. It was known as Ceylon before 1972, and Serendib and Sinhale, among other names, before that. Sri...

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Dutch Ceylon
Minggu, 2024-01-28 05:08:37

Dutch Ceylon existed from 1640 to 1796. It is called Landesi Lankava in Sinhala. In the early 17th century, Sri Lanka (which was called Ceylon at the time)...

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British Ceylon
Minggu, 2026-01-11 18:17:18

Ceylon (Sinhala: බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය ලංකාව, Brithānya Laṃkāva; Tamil: பிரித்தானிய இலங்கை, Birithaniya Ilangai) was the British Crown colony of present-day Sri...

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Bank of Ceylon
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 17:56:22

Bank of Ceylon is a state-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is in an iconic cylindrical building in Colombo. The Bank has a network...

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Ceylon Tobacco Company
Minggu, 2025-11-23 16:32:58

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) is a Sri Lankan tobacco company engaged in the manufacture, marketing and export of cigarettes. It is a subsidiary of...

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Portuguese Ceylon
Selasa, 2026-06-23 17:05:08

Portuguese Ceylon is the name given to the part of Ceylon, modern-day Sri-Lanka, controlled by the Portuguese Empire between 1597 and 1658. The first contact...

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Sri Lanka at the Olympics
Sabtu, 2022-11-26 02:13:25

Committee's official abbreviation for Sri Lanka is SRI. In 1964, it was CEY for Ceylon. Teams took part in all Summer Olympic Games since then, but not the 1976...

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Ceylon Electricity Board
Rabu, 2026-11-11 13:37:24

The Ceylon Electricity Board - CEB , is the largest electricity company in Sri Lanka. With a market share of nearly 100%, it controls all major functions...

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Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
Minggu, 2025-02-09 07:56:27

Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) is the national oil and gas company of Sri Lanka. It was set up as a state enterprise by Act. No. 28 of 1961 in...

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English cricket tour of Ceylon and India, 1889/90
Sabtu, 2025-11-22 04:15:59

matches in Ceylon. It was a huge success, but none of its matches are considered to have first-class status. "G. F. Vernon's XI in Ceylon and India, 1889/90"...

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Ceylon, Minnesota
Jumat, 2023-05-19 14:10:20

Ceylon is a city in Martin County, Minnesota. This short article about a place or feature in the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia...

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John Kotelawala
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:44

Minister of Ceylon from 1953 to 1956. Sir John Kotelawala was from a rich family. His father, John Kotelawala Snr, was an inspector in the Ceylon Police Force...

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Oliver Goonetilleke
Kamis, 2026-10-01 20:31:10

20 October 1892 – 17 December 1978) became the third Governor-General of Ceylon (1954-1962). He was the first Ceylonese to hold the vice-regal post. Goonetilleke...

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S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:40

commonly known as S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, was the fourth Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He was killed (assassinated) by a Buddhist monk named Talduwe...

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Solomon Dias Bandaranaike
Selasa, 2024-01-23 02:24:28

chief representative and adviser to the Governor of Ceylon, the King's representative in colonial Ceylon. Bandaranaike was a member of an Sinhalese family...

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William Gopallawa
Sabtu, 2025-05-03 11:51:40

was the first President of Sri Lanka. He was the last Governor-General of Ceylon from 1962 to 1972 before independence from the United Kingdom. Gopallawa...

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Edward Rosling
Minggu, 2026-04-26 07:37:10

Hampshire. In 1886, at the age of 23, he travelled to Ceylon. He was apprenticed as a "creeper" in Ceylon on a tea plantation in Ambagamuwa. In late 1888 he...

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1948 Summer Olympics
Jumat, 2022-03-25 12:18:56

 Australia  Austria  Belgium  Bermuda  Brazil  British Guiana  Burma  Canada  Ceylon  Chile  Republic of China  Colombia  Cuba  Czechoslovakia  Denmark  Egypt...

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James Taylor (planter)
Kamis, 2023-06-22 19:03:01

was a Scottish man who brought tea plantations to Sri Lanka (Ceylon). He arrived in Ceylon in 1852 and landed in Loolecondera. He lived in Sri Lanka until...

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Sri Lanka men's cricket team
Senin, 2026-08-10 00:13:18

The Sri Lanka men's cricket team has been active since 1884 as Ceylon, and since 1972 as Sri Lanka. It is governed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which is...

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Nicholas Attygalle
Jumat, 2022-06-03 11:26:04

President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1953 to 1960. He was the first Ceylonese Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon, where his nickname was "Iron...

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Dudley Senanayake
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:47

April 1973) was a Ceylonese politician. He was the second Prime Minister of Ceylon. This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer...

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Indian Standard Time
Rabu, 2026-03-11 05:53:09

fully by Sri Lanka. Since 1880, the time zone in Sri Lanka (also known as Ceylon up to 1972) has changed from UTC+05:30 to UTC+06:30. "Time to end Sri Lanka...

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Kingdom of Kotte
Jumat, 2024-08-09 19:47:55

John (1921). "The Overlordship of Ceylon in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries". The Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society...

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Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Jumat, 2024-12-13 19:00:17

Party   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   Independent   Governors of British Ceylon Thomas, Kris (21 November 2016). "Of Ministers' Salaries And Parliamentary...

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Bodhi Tree
Rabu, 2026-11-11 03:14:43

According to the Ceylon Chronicles (e.g., Mhv.xv), branches from the Bodhi trees of all the Buddhas born during this kalpa were planted in Ceylon on the spot...

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Ponnambalam Arunachalam
Selasa, 2019-04-23 00:41:49

the younger brother of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan who was another famous Ceylon Tamil leader. He was educated at the Colombo Academy (Royal College Colombo)...

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U. B. Wanninayake
Minggu, 2026-11-08 07:13:49

June 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021. "University of Ceylon Review". 6–8. University of Ceylon. 1948: 153. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal=...

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Herwald Ramsbotham
Sabtu, 2025-05-03 11:51:41

government minister between 1931 and 1941 and served as the Governor-General of Ceylon between 1949 and 1954. This short article about a person or group of people...

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Madura Kulatunga
Minggu, 2026-04-05 11:28:12

Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) – Youth Observer. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved...

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Arunachalam Mahadeva
Jumat, 2023-07-14 11:00:14

minister of the Home Affairs of the State Council. He later served as Ceylon's High Commissioner to India from 1948 to 1950. Mahadeva is the son of Sir...

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Wijeyananda Dahanayake
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:41

– 4 May 1997) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1959 to 1960. This short article about a person or group of people...

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D. S. Senanayake
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:46

1952) was an independence activist. He was the first Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1947 to 1952. He was born in the village Botale. He...

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G. G. Ponnambalam
Kamis, 2026-09-03 14:16:10

independence. He founded the first Sri Lankan Tamil political party, the All Ceylon Tamil Congress. This short article about a person or group of people can...

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Mimathyma ambica
Senin, 2026-01-19 02:42:47

butterfly in Asia. Bingham, C.T. (1905). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma Butterflies. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd...

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East India Company
Senin, 2026-02-02 17:59:59

huge area from Baluchistan in the west to Burma in the east, as well as Ceylon and a number of other islands. Chaudhury S. 1999. Merchants, companies,...

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Sri Lanka Army
Minggu, 2024-12-15 05:38:55

The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949....

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Sri Lanka Railways
Minggu, 2026-07-26 01:21:14

after by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Transport. It was created in 1858 as the Ceylon Government Railway. It runs Sri Lanka's train service. "Rolling Loss". Lanka...

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Madras Presidency
Rabu, 2024-04-24 13:16:18

the Presidency and Ootacamund or Ooty, the summer capital. The island of Ceylon was a part of Madras Presidency from 1793 to 1798 when it was created a...

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Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Minggu, 2025-02-09 07:58:13

was the first political party in Sri Lanka (at that time known as British Ceylon). It was established in 1935 by Leslie Goonewardene, N.M. Perera, Colvin...

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1658
Minggu, 2025-05-11 14:09:27

Dunkirk for their assistance in the win. Portuguese traders are expelled from Ceylon by Dutch invaders. After his father Shah Jahan completes the Taj Mahal,...

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Carlo Fonseka
Senin, 2025-01-20 15:55:00

Sri Lanka Medical Council from 2012 through 2017. He was born in Colombo, Ceylon. Fonseka died in Colombo on 2 September 2019 at the age of 86. "Prof. Carlo...

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Ceropegia elegans
Rabu, 2020-11-18 20:35:00

Mag. t. 3015 1830 H. Huber Mem. Soc. Brot. 12: 73 1957 Trimen Handb. Fl. Ceylon 3: 165 1895 Ceropegia elegans on www.ceropegia.minks-lang.de Archived April...

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Oliver Wallace
Kamis, 2025-07-17 23:07:34

Fed News Service, Including US State News, The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. (2008), HighBeam Research. June 4, 2015 via "Archived copy". Archived...

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Philip Gunawardena
Minggu, 2024-05-05 19:10:14

Charles Wesley Ervin, Tomorrow is Ours: the Trotskyist Movement in India and Ceylon, 1935-48, Colombo: Social Scientists Association, 2006 This short article...

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Sri Lankan junglefowl
Selasa, 2020-02-18 21:19:15

The Sri Lankan junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii), also known as the Ceylon junglefowl, is a member of the Galliformes bird order which is endemic to Sri Lanka...

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Cinnamon
Rabu, 2026-03-25 18:46:49

Sinhalese name of cinnamon is kurundu. Cinnamon is grown as an export crop in Ceylon (Modern Day Sri Lanka.) There is a literature which suggests that cinnamon...

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D. P. Atapattu
Kamis, 2025-08-28 03:00:14

and a Member of the Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Parliament. He was a representative of Beliatta in the Hambantota district of Ceylon from March 1960 to July...

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1956 Summer Olympics
Senin, 2024-12-23 10:41:29

 Australia  Austria  Belgium  Bermuda  Brazil  British Guiana  Burma  Canada  Ceylon  Chile  Republic of China  Colombia  Cuba  Czechoslovakia  Denmark  Ethiopia...

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The Bridge on the River Kwai
Selasa, 2024-05-28 19:06:57

Kwai (French: Le Pont de la Rivière Kwai). The movie was mainly filmed in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and also in England. In 1941 the Japanese Army invaded Thailand...

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Hermann Emil Fischer
Rabu, 2025-12-31 14:07:01

ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9 Sachi, Sri Kantha (2000). "Suicide: a Socratic revenge". Ceylon Medical Journal (45): 25–28. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved...

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Sri Lanka Medical Council
Minggu, 2025-02-09 07:42:35

established in the year 1998. It replaced the former organization named, Ceylon Medical Council. It look after the regulation of the medical profession...

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Dutch East India Company
Minggu, 2026-09-13 18:10:56

bankrupt in 1800. The VOC's colonies became the Dutch East Indies, Dutch Ceylon and the Dutch Cape Colony, which later became Indonesia, Sri Lanka and South...

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Sanskrit
Minggu, 2026-07-26 16:51:16

Brown, W. Norman (1953). "Script Reform in Modern India, Pakistan, and Ceylon". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 73 (1): 1–6. doi:10.2307/595755...

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Mapitigama Buddharakkitha
Senin, 2013-07-08 08:35:11

the person who planned the assassination of the fourth Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka), S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike. He served as the leader of...

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Acherontia lachesis
Selasa, 2026-08-04 13:34:53

School of Hygiene and Tropical (1892). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths - Vol. I. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 67. Media...

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South–South cooperation
Kamis, 2025-09-25 22:02:46

India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma, and Indonesia and was attended by these 29 independent countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, China, Egypt, Ethiopia...

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India Command
Senin, 2022-08-22 16:14:10

(GHQ India). During World War II the C-in-C India was also responsible for Ceylon and the Burma Campaign. During this time Chinese and American units also...

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Abraxas (moth)
Kamis, 2022-06-23 02:52:30

Leach in 1815. Hampson G.F. 1895. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma: Moths. Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage...

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Berty Gunathilake
Jumat, 2022-06-03 10:06:57

Sri Lankan actor and comedian. He was born in Ampitiya, Kandy, British Ceylon. His career lasted from 1947 until 2003. His best known roles were in Binaramalee...

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Cinnamomum
Kamis, 2026-08-13 15:04:24

species include Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum, also known as "true cinnamon" or Ceylon Cinnamon); Cassia (C. aromaticum or C. cassia), Camphor laurel (C. camphora)...

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Asiatic linsang
Rabu, 2025-12-24 04:00:40

of the Felidae. Pocock R.I. 1939. 'The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. – Volume 1. Taylor and Francis, London, 334–342. Gaubert...

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Surveyor general
Jumat, 2022-08-19 13:34:01

General of Pakistan Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (formal Surveyor General of Ceylon) Surveyor General of the United States Surveyor General of North Carolina...

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Ian Pieris
Sabtu, 2021-05-29 09:13:11

opening bowler for Singhalese Sports Club, Cambridge University and All-Ceylon. He retired from sports activities in 2003 due to health problems. Pieris...

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:41

in 1972. The monarchy was abolished, and the Commonwealth realm known as Ceylon was replaced by the modern republic of Sri Lanka. The President of Sri Lanka...

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Abdus Salim Khan
Jumat, 2024-08-30 23:41:07

was an early Pakistani diplomat. He served as Pakistan's ambassador in Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka) and Japan. He also served as Consul-General in the...

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Indian Penal Code
Jumat, 2025-07-11 12:28:29

was also adopted by the British colonial authorities in colonial Burma, Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), the Straits Settlements (now part of Malaysia), Singapore...

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Vincent Arthur Smith
Senin, 2026-07-27 00:41:01

fine art in India and Ceylon from the earliest times to the present day, First Edition A history of fine art in India and Ceylon from the earliest times...

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Head of the Commonwealth
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 15:15:42

Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, and Ceylon. The London Declaration, which was made in late April 1949, said that the...

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SriLankan Airlines
Sabtu, 2026-11-07 11:03:44

after the end of operations of the original Sri Lankan flag carrier Air Ceylon. Following its partial acquisition in 1998 by Emirates, it was re-branded...

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Human rights in Sri Lanka
Jumat, 2026-06-19 15:34:12

expressed concern about the state of human rights in Sri Lanka. British rule in Ceylon, the government of Sri Lanka, the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil...

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Church of North India
Rabu, 2024-05-15 22:50:20

1929; it came eventually between the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon (Anglican), the United Church of Northern India (Congregationalist and Presbyterian)...

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1948
Minggu, 2026-10-18 07:32:49

February 4 – Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. King George VI becomes King of Ceylon. February 18...

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276
Minggu, 2025-05-11 11:18:05

3-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Bahram II. Reign of Mahasena in Ceylon. He tries to introduce Mahayana Buddhism to the country. Mani, a sage from...

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The Pearl Fishers
Rabu, 2023-07-19 17:50:39

first performed in Paris on 30 September 1863. The opera is set in ancient Ceylon, which is now called Sri Lanka. It tells the story of two men who are best...

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Governor of Victoria
Minggu, 2025-02-09 09:20:17

from Dr Davis McCaughey (b. Ireland), Professor David de Kretser (born in Ceylon) and Alex Chernov (born in Lithuania), all governors since 1974 have been...

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Alexander Fernando
Senin, 2024-07-22 03:03:18

roles. Fernando acted in over 120 Sinhala movies. He was born in Kotahena, Ceylon. His best known roles were in Ahas Gauwa, Christhu Charithaya and in Supiri...

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Mahinda V
Jumat, 2024-01-12 01:55:46

follow orders. "A solid bedrock of research: The Institutios of Ancient Ceylon from Inscriptions". International Centre for Ethnic Studies. Archived from...

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Sri Lankan Tamils
Sabtu, 2023-09-09 19:15:48

(Tamil: இலங்கை தமிழர், ilankai tamiḻar or ஈழத் தமிழர், īḻat tamiḻar), also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils from the South Asian island country of...

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Rusty-spotted cat
Selasa, 2022-10-18 14:53:24

Geoffroy. The Rusty-spotted Cat". The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. – Volume 1. London: Taylor and Francis Ltd. pp. 276–280...

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Rubber
Kamis, 2024-08-15 08:40:41

trees in Brazil, and took them to Kew Gardens, England, and sent them to Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Indonesia, Singapore and British Malaya. Later, Malaya (now...

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Kandyan jewellery
Sabtu, 2021-05-22 16:33:54

Kandyan jewellery comes from Ceylon or Sri Lanka. The Kandyan Kingdom disappeared in 1815 but some jewellery and designs are still being used by Kandyan...

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Viverridae
Rabu, 2025-01-08 04:23:30

15(1): 296–310. Pocock R.I. 1939. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Mammalia. – Volume 1. Taylor and Francis, London, 330–332. "SARS...

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Portugal
Senin, 2026-09-14 23:47:24

Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, East Timore, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Portuguese Ceylon (Sri Lanka), as well as Macau in China (until 2002). Portugal is a popular...

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Uperodon taprobanicus
Senin, 2022-05-09 19:12:28

The Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan Kaloula, Indian painted frog, Ceylon Kaloula, Sri Lankan painted frog, common bullfrog, or painted globular frog (Uperodon...

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Aularches
Kamis, 2020-09-10 22:49:54

need to hide. Kirby, W.F. (1914). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Orthoptera. London: Taylor and Francis. Hingston R.W.G. (1927)...

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Galegeae
Kamis, 2025-11-06 17:26:54

M. D.; Trimen, Henry, eds. (1980), A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1: Amaranthaceae, Bombacaceae, Clusiaceae, Compositae, Connaraceae, Convolvulaceae...

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Talduwe Somarama
Selasa, 2021-02-23 13:59:29

killed Solomon Bandaranaike, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon) in 1959. He later converted to Christianity, just weeks before being hanged...

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Sophora violacea
Minggu, 2023-11-12 05:53:19

Sophora violacea is an endemic Sophora from Ceylon Island, it also appears on Java. G P Jakovlev recognized two subspecies, namely S v subsp pilosa (Gagnep)Yakovlev...

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List of newspapers named Sun
Jumat, 2020-10-16 19:29:44

Manitoba Brandon Sun, Manitoba Ottawa Sun, Ontario Toronto Sun, Ontario Sun (Ceylon), a defunct Ceylonese newspaper The Sun (Hong Kong), a defunct Chinese-language...

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Anglican Communion
Selasa, 2026-09-29 15:06:56

Church (extraprovincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury) The Church of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) (extraprovincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury) Thirty-Nine...

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Sjefke Janssen
Kamis, 2020-12-31 11:18:41

Stage 2, Saarland Rundfahrt 3rd, National Road Race Championship 1951 - Ceylon, Prisma 1952 - Express, Venz 1953 - Locomotief 8th, Züri-Metzgete 1954 -...

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Christopher Weeramantry
Kamis, 2026-05-14 08:37:30

Royal College Colombo, at King's College London, and at the University of Ceylon. Weeramantry was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka from 1967 to...

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Richard Ponsonby-Fane
Jumat, 2026-05-08 00:39:44

(1896), to the Governor of Trinidad and Tobago (1898), to the Governor of Ceylon (1900), and to the Governor of Hong Kong (1903). He was re-posted to assist...

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540s BC
Rabu, 2025-04-02 23:44:47

of the Zhou Dynasty of China. 543 BC—North Indian Prince Vijaya invades Ceylon. He makes a Sri Lankan dynasty. 543 BC—Pisistratus, tyrant of Athens, purifies...

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Women's suffrage
Senin, 2024-04-15 23:55:51

other Western countries, women's suffrage came at the end of World War I. Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka, recognised the right in 1931. It elected the world's...

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Lou Henry Hoover
Sabtu, 2026-10-17 12:58:31

many other countries and places of the world: for examples, in places in Ceylon, Burma, Siberia, Australia, Egypt, Japan, and Europe. She had two sons:...

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Saman Kelegama
Selasa, 2023-05-23 05:40:00

Chairperson of the Evaluation Committee on Best Corporate Citizen Award of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce from 2004 to 2013; and was the head of the panel of...

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Run (island)
Minggu, 2023-12-24 02:40:34

monopoly on nutmeg and mace was destroyed by the transfer of nutmeg trees to Ceylon, Singapore and other British colonies in 1817 after the capture of the main...

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Sri Lankan English
Sabtu, 2026-11-07 11:05:07

Sinhalese. A list of these words is in: A Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies. The words are about flora, different types of plants...

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Abdul Majid Khan Tarin
Rabu, 2023-08-09 17:06:41

son Khan Abdus Salim Khan was a Pakistani diplomat who was ambassador in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Japan, USA and the UK and his daughter-in-law Begum Mahmooda...

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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Sabtu, 2025-09-20 00:03:57

Kavindya Chris (20 November 2016). "Do MPs get fat salaries?". Ceylontoday.lk. Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August...

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Silk Road
Kamis, 2025-11-13 08:44:57

over-water Silk Road connected: South China The Philippines Brunei Siam Malacca Ceylon India Pakistan Iran In Europe and the Middle East, it connected: Palestine...

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1964 AFC Asian Cup
Kamis, 2026-06-11 02:07:18

Moshe Leon Gideon Tish Park Seoung-ok Lee Soon-Myung Afghanistan, Cambodia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic...

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Crushing by elephant
Minggu, 2025-07-06 09:53:10

put on their Teeth at such times... (An Historical Relation Of the Island Ceylon, Robert Knox, London, 1681) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Execution...

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Faxian
Minggu, 2025-03-09 00:21:56

dragons were the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka. After two years stay on Ceylon, Faxian was coming back to China. Suddenly a violent storm drove his ship...

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Jumat, 2022-10-21 15:21:07

Retrieved 2019-01-14. "CT finds Gota's true U.S. renunciation certificate". Ceylon Today. 2019-08-01. Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-08-01...

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History of Sri Lanka
Sabtu, 2024-10-05 08:39:09

Retrieved 2 June 2021. (PDF) Producing and using the Historical Relation of Ceylon: Robert Knox, the East India Company and the Royal Society An historical...

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British Empire
Minggu, 2026-11-01 07:17:43

August 1834. In the territories administered by the East India Company and Ceylon, slavery was ended in 1844. Parliamentary reform in 1832 saw the influence...

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Batticaloa
Selasa, 2026-11-10 21:21:30

Retrieved 9 May 2016. "Klimatafel von Batticaloa (Madakalapuwa) / Sri Lanka (Ceylon)" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world...

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May 22
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 06:50:28

Yoshida is elected Prime Minister of Japan. 1958 – Ethnic riots break out in Ceylon, present–day Sri Lanka, mostly against the minority Tamil population, killing...

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September 30
Jumat, 2025-05-30 07:45:53

the first show. 1967 – Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation is launched in Colombo; the station was formerly known as Radio Ceylon. 1968 – The Boeing 747 is...

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Black tea
Kamis, 2026-09-17 16:19:03

of black tea. The generic name for black tea which grown in Sri Lanka is Ceylon tea. Uva Kandy Dimbula Nuwara Eliya Ruhuna Tea produced in China has characteristic...

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Members of the United Nations
Kamis, 2025-10-02 15:39:22

Union of South Africa until 13 May 1961. Sri Lanka: Name was changed from Ceylon on 29 August 1972. Suriname: Name was changed from Surinam on 23 January...

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Pakistan–Afghanistan relations
Rabu, 2026-11-11 17:00:22

Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan, October 1947-December 1948. 2000. p. 112. ISBN 9781556557682...

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Rabu, 2026-11-11 08:22:03

12241695 Morrison, Cameron (1909). A New Geography of the Indian Empire and Ceylon. T.Nelson and Sons. p. 176. Khan, Riaz; Toosi, Nahal; Writers, Associated...

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Julia Margaret Cameron
Selasa, 2026-09-08 17:06:55

and the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. In 1875 Cameron moved from England to Ceylon with her husband. She died there on January 26, 1879. Her work is in many...

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CWC
Minggu, 2025-06-01 07:47:59

research institute in New York, U.S. Clongowes Wood College, Kildare, Ireland Ceylon Workers' Congress, a Sri Lankan political party Clyde Workers' Committee...

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Allies of World War II
Senin, 2026-10-26 17:02:24

 India  South Africa  Southern Rhodesia  Newfoundland  Burma Nigeria Malta  Ceylon  Brazil  Mexico  Mongolia  Egypt  Cuba  Argentina  Nepal  Liberia  Iran...

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February
Senin, 2026-05-18 19:40:25

in a plane crash in Iowa on the "Day The Music Died". February 4, 1948 – Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka, becomes independent. February 4, 2004 – Facebook...

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1997
Minggu, 2026-10-18 07:24:28

neuropsychologist (b. 1903) May 4 – Wijeyananda Dahanayake, Prime Minister of Ceylon (b. 1902) May 16 – Giuseppe De Santis, Italian movie director (b. 1917)...

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George Alagiah
Kamis, 2025-10-09 08:19:38

newsreader, journalist and television news presenter. He was born in Colombo, Ceylon. Toyota is recalling nearly 400,000 vehicles because the rearview camera...

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Rashtrakuta Empire
Rabu, 2026-07-01 16:06:06

ruler in Vengi, and received tribute, including statues, from the king of Ceylon. The Cholas, Pandyas, and Kongu Cheras also paid him tribute. Amoghavarsha...

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Elizabeth II
Sabtu, 2026-09-12 14:22:09

United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka). These were the Commonwealth countries. She was also...

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Paul Bowles
Rabu, 2024-01-10 12:28:39

chamber and solo piano works there. Later he went to Guatemala, Mexico, Ceylon, southern India and the Sahara. The music in those places had an influence...

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May
Senin, 2026-05-18 19:44:00

become independent. May 22, 1960 - Great Chilean Earthquake May 22, 1972 - Ceylon changes its name to Sri Lanka and becomes a Republic. May 22, 1980 - The...

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Tamil people
Sabtu, 2026-09-26 22:55:41

became the Ceylon colony, also a part of the British Empire. When India became independent in 1947, Madras Presidency became a part of India. Ceylon became...

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September 14
Selasa, 2026-05-05 13:15:39

physiologist, psychologist & physician (d. 1936) 1853 – Ponnambayalam Arunachalam, Ceylon Tamil statesman (d. 1924) 1859 – Janis Cakste, 1st President of Latvia (d...

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July 20
Rabu, 2026-07-22 05:50:20

head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany. 1960 – In Ceylon (present–day Sri Lanka), Sirimavo Bandaranaike is elected as the world's...

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Ichthyophiidae
Senin, 2026-07-27 00:45:37

Ichthyophis glandulosus - Basilan Island Caecilian Ichthyophis glutinosus - Ceylon Caecilian Ichthyophis humphreyi - Humphrey's Caecilian Ichthyophis husaini...

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January 8
Rabu, 2025-07-16 03:08:59

English writer (d. 1977) 1899 – Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon, present–day Sri Lanka (d. 1959) 1900 – François de Menthon, French politician...

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February 4
Jumat, 2025-05-30 07:34:46

Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin begin the Yalta Conference. 1948 – Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth...

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Kaloula pulchra
Minggu, 2025-09-28 23:18:28

The Malayan bullfrog, Mayalsian narrowmouth toad, banded bullfrog, Ceylon Kaloula, digging frog, painted bullfrog, Asian painted bullfrog, beautiful painted...

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Sunil Dutt
Jumat, 2026-10-30 05:32:32

became radio announcer, He was very popular on the Hindi service of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. His first film was Railway Platform(1955)...

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Charles Fremantle
Senin, 2025-06-16 23:23:21

River Colony on 25 August 1829, for the British Army base of Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) where he was based the next couple of years. While he was...

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April 5
Jumat, 2025-05-30 07:37:15

States history. 1942 – World War II: The Japanese Navy attacks Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk...

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March 5
Jumat, 2025-05-30 07:33:28

Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr announces a baseball team is moving there. 1964 – Ceylon declares emergency crisis due to unrest. 1965 – First performance of Walter...

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Bishops of The Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cochin
Minggu, 2026-08-09 03:20:13

stretching from the west coast of India to Macau and encompassing Burma and Ceylon. Its territory has been significantly reduced over the centuries through...

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April 28
Jumat, 2025-05-30 07:48:58

though it later becomes the home ground of Chelsea FC. 1885 – Buddhism: Ceylon's first Vesakh celebration is held. The international Buddhist flag is hoisted...

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Velupillai Prabhakaran
Senin, 2026-05-11 08:15:05

northern tip of Sri Lanka. His father worked for the government. After Ceylon became independent in 1948, life became very difficult for the small Tamil...

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2000
Senin, 2026-11-09 18:40:00

(b. 1920) October 10 – Sirimavo Bandaranaike, 2-time Prime Minister of Ceylon and 2-time Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1916) October 11 – Donald Dewar...

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Order of St Michael and St George
Sabtu, 2025-09-20 02:59:06

(1921-1926) Sir Solomon Dias Bandaranike, KCMG, Maha Mudaliyar and JP of Ceylon (1862-1946) The Hon Lionel Cripps (1863–1950) Major Sir Freeman Freeman-Thomas...

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1980
Kamis, 2026-10-22 19:48:51

John Kotelawala, Sri Lanka soldier and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon (b. 1895) October 6 – Hattie Jacques, British actress (b. 1922) October...

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Rabindranath Tagore
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 02:08:28

Tagore's last trips abroad were his visits to Iran and Iraq in 1932, and to Ceylon in 1933. He visited Iran as a personal guest of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi...

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Monarch butterfly
Jumat, 2026-10-16 03:12:18

Hawaii, the Solomons, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, Ceylon, India, the Azores, and the Canary Islands. Monarch butterflies are known...

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1952 Summer Olympics
Sabtu, 2025-02-01 20:27:06

 Bahamas  Belgium  Bermuda  Brazil  British Guiana  Bulgaria  Burma  Canada  Ceylon  Chile  Republic of China  Cuba  Czechoslovakia  Denmark  Egypt  Finland...

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1960 Summer Olympics
Senin, 2026-10-26 04:40:27

 Austria  Bahamas  Belgium  Bermuda  Brazil  Guyana  Bulgaria  Burma  Canada  Ceylon  Chile  Republic of China  Colombia  Cuba  Czechoslovakia  Denmark  Ethiopia...

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List of men's national association football teams
Minggu, 2026-07-12 05:32:17

 Cambodia →  Khmer Republic in 1970 →  Kampuchea in 1975 →  Cambodia in 1979  Ceylon →  Sri Lanka in 1972  Curaçao →  Netherlands Antilles in 1958 until 2010...

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List of FIFA country codes
Jumat, 2024-03-01 16:57:37

 British India BIN  Bohemia BOH  Burma BUR  Central African Republic CAF  Ceylon CEY  Commonwealth of Independent States CIS  Congo-Kinshasa CKN  Congo-Brazzaville...

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Empire of Japan
Minggu, 2026-11-01 05:09:20

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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List of IOC country codes
Rabu, 2026-02-11 04:10:30

Code Nation (NOC) Years Notes BIR  Burma 1948–1988 Now Myanmar (MYA) CEY  Ceylon 1948–1972 Now Sri Lanka (SRI) DAH  Dahomey 1964–1976 Now Benin (BEN) HBR...

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South-East Asian theatre of World War II
Kamis, 2026-05-28 18:30:00

in the Indian Ocean, but it made the British fleet to relocate British Ceylon to Kilindini near Mombasa in Kenyvee. Right now, the British Navy was unable...

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Masturbation
Rabu, 2026-11-04 05:50:49

examined the latter "Bladder calculus presenting as excessive masturbation." Ceylon Med. J. 2006 Sept., 51(3):121-2. "Excessive masturbation after epilepsy...

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Osmanthus
Sabtu, 2026-02-14 23:54:22

Tour-The-Sweet-city-with-sweet-osmanthus-Jjg7DMTLXi/index.html 11.Zesta Ceylon Tea. (2020, December 17). Benefits of Drinking Osmanthus Tea. Retrieved...

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Ebony (wood)
Minggu, 2025-05-18 20:51:15

Middle English. The classic species to yield ebony is Diospyros ebenum (Ceylon ebony), that grows in southern India and Sri Lanka. But there are more species...

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CCP
Kamis, 2024-05-23 18:48:05

Contemporary Photography, a photography gallery in Melbourne, Australia Ceylon College of Physicians, a medical association in Sri Lanka Confederación...

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cochin
Kamis, 2026-09-03 23:14:04

south to Cape Comorin (the present Kanya Kumari and still further down, Ceylon (now, Sri Lanka) and stretched along the east coast all the way up, encompassing...

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Colombo
Rabu, 2026-11-11 20:27:08

Oriental Hotel in Fort, Nelum Pokuna, the Old Parliament Building, Bank of Ceylon building and WTC twin towers in the Colombo financial district of Fort Coordinates:...

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Govinda III's Southern Campaign
Jumat, 2026-10-02 05:41:24

retaken, and the Chola and Pandya kingdoms were conquered. The king of Ceylon, fearing the fate of these states, sent his own statue and that of his minister...

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Cheer pheasant
Minggu, 2026-09-20 18:52:07

June 2013. Baker, E.C. Stuart (1918). "The game birds of India, Burmay and Ceylon. Part XXV". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 26 (1). Bombay: 1–5. Available on...

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Indian Navy
Senin, 2025-07-07 18:35:13

Portuguese-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Operation Trident 1971 insurgency in Ceylon Operation Python Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of...

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Walter Mondale
Rabu, 2026-11-11 05:31:13

Personal details Born Walter Frederick Mondale (1928-01-05)January 5, 1928 Ceylon, Minnesota, U.S. Died April 19, 2021(2021-04-19) (aged 93) Minneapolis,...

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Capture of Sambhaji
Kamis, 2026-04-09 23:48:19

-i-alamgiri. pp. 250–254. Johnston, Harry (1986). The Great Pioneer in India, Ceylon, Bhutan & Tibet. Mittal Publications. p. 252. Pāṭīla, Śālinī (1987). Maharani...

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Bhakti
Minggu, 2026-07-26 17:00:46

Indumathie (2000). "Devotion". Encyclopaedia of Buddhism. Vol. IV. Government of Ceylon. p. 435. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2025-04-23...

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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Minggu, 2026-10-25 06:53:00

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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National day
Rabu, 2025-07-23 17:01:48

February (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom 1948, still under name of Ceylon) Sudan 1 January (Independence Day, from the United Kingdom and the Egyptian...

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Abhira
Rabu, 2026-10-28 12:49:06

ISBN 978-81-208-0690-0. Retrieved 20 June 2011. Hugh Nevill (1882). Oriental studies. Ceylon Observer Press. p. 57. Retrieved 20 June 2011. Ramaprasad Chanda; Varendra...

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Oliver
Minggu, 2025-12-21 06:07:01

poet Oliver Goonetilleke (1892–1978), first indigenous Governor-General of Ceylon Oliver Haarmann (born 1967), German private equity financier Oliver Hardy...

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East Germany national football team
Senin, 2026-09-28 14:33:06

Germany (Brussels, Belgium; 12 September 1990) Biggest win  Ceylon 1–12 East Germany (Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964) Biggest defeat  Hungary 5–0 East Germany...

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John Murray (general)
Rabu, 2025-05-14 19:53:21

commissioner to New Zealand from 1946 until 1949 and then the same role for Ceylon in 1949. General John Murray died on 8 September 1951 at the Military Hospital...

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Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
Jumat, 2026-07-24 09:35:13

20,979,811 Unitary semi-presidential republic Joined as the Dominion of Ceylon, subsequently changing its name in 1972. Became a republic in 1972 Tanzania...

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List of countries in the 1950s
Sabtu, 2026-03-07 03:24:42

1958), Bulgaria, Burma (from 8 June 1950), Cambodia (from 19 July 1958), Ceylon (from 7 February 1957), Czechoslovakia, Denmark (from 11 May 1950), Egypt...

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Alcohol withdrawal
Selasa, 2026-11-10 04:48:46

Hanwella R, de Silva V (June 2009). "Treatment of alcohol dependence". Ceylon Med J. 54 (2): 63–5. doi:10.4038/cmj.v54i2.877. PMID 19670554. How to Stop...

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1966 AFC Youth Championship
Jumat, 2022-07-22 18:14:14

 Hong Kong 5 – 2  Ceylon...

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Maithripala Sirisena
Selasa, 2024-01-30 02:26:22

Yagoda, Dominion of Ceylon Nationality Sri Lanka Political party Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1968–Present) Communist Party of Ceylon (1966-1968) Other political...

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Sri Lanka national football team
Rabu, 2026-08-26 07:59:55

Lowest 201 (October 2018 – present) First international  Ceylon 0–2 India  (Colombo, Ceylon; 1 January 1952) Biggest win  Sri Lanka 7–1 Pakistan  (Taipei...

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Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Minggu, 2025-02-16 16:14:01

The Northern Province (Tamil: வட மாகாணம் Vaṭakku Mākāṇam; Sinhala: උතුරු පළාත Uturu Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The capital of the...

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Western Province, Sri Lanka
Minggu, 2025-02-16 16:38:57

The Western Province (Sinhala: බස්නාහිර පළාත Basnahira Palata, Tamil: மேல் மாகாணம் Mael Maakaanam) is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka...

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Slavery Abolition Act 1833
Minggu, 2026-07-26 11:03:32

not apply to areas controlled by the East India Company, the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), or the island of Saint Helena. These areas were later included...

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Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minggu, 2026-07-26 19:44:53

(1945-11-18) 18 November 1945 (age 80) Weerakatiya, Southern Province, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Nationality Sri Lankan Political party Sri Lanka Podujana...

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Ranil Wickremesinghe
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:48

Wickremesinghe (1949-03-24) 24 March 1949 (age 77) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon Nationality Sri Lankan Political party United National Party Spouse(s) Maitree...

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Chandrika Kumaratunga
Sabtu, 2025-11-01 15:04:31

Personal details Born (1945-06-29) 29 June 1945 (age 81) Colombo, British Ceylon Nationality Sri Lankan Political party Freedom Party Spouse(s) Vijaya Kumaranatunga...

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Sabaragamuwa Province
Jumat, 2025-11-21 05:34:20

Sabaragamuwa is a province in Sri Lanka. It has two main districts: Ratnapura and Kegalle. Ratnapra is famous for its gems. This short article about a place...

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Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Minggu, 2025-02-16 15:50:58

The Eastern Province (Tamil: கிழக்கு மாகாணம் Kil̮akku Mākāṇam; Sinhala: නැගෙනහිර පළාත Næ̆gĕnahira Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The...

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Central Province, Sri Lanka
Rabu, 2026-11-11 13:28:14

The Central Province (Sinhala: මධ්‍යම පළාත Madhyama Palata, Tamil: மத்திய மாகாணம் Malaiyakam Maakaanam) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. It is...

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Crown colony
Kamis, 2024-08-08 15:18:23

1981 Became British Dependent Territory in 1981. Ceylon 1815 1948 Became independent as Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. British Columbia 1866 1871 Became part...

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Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Minggu, 2025-02-16 16:16:53

The Southern Province (Sinhala: දකුණු පළාත Dakunu Palata, Tamil: தென் மாகாணம் Thaen Maakaanam) of Sri Lanka is a small geographic area consisting of Galle...

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North Central Province, Sri Lanka
Minggu, 2025-02-16 16:02:53

North Central Province (Sinhala: උතුරු මැද පළාත Uturumeda Palata, Tamil: வட மத்திய மாகாணம் Wada Maththiya Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka. Its capital...

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Vellalar caste
Senin, 2026-10-05 22:18:40

2024-09-26. Leach, E.R.; Leach, E.R. (1971). Aspects of Caste in South India, Ceylon and North-West Pakistan. Cambridge Papers in Social Anthropology. Cambridge...

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Labour Party
Senin, 2023-09-25 10:49:54

Party New Labour Party (South Africa) Transvaal Independent Labour Party Ceylon Labour Party Surinamese Labour Party Swiss Party of Labour Tanzania Labour...

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J. R. Jayewardene
Sabtu, 2021-11-13 17:31:04

J. R. Jayewardene Born (1906-09-17)17 September 1906 Colombo, British Ceylon Died 1 November 1996(1996-11-01) (aged 90) Colombo, Sri Lanka Nationality...

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Uva Province
Minggu, 2025-02-16 16:32:59

Uva (Sinhala: ඌව Uva, Tamil: ஊவா Uva) is a province of Sri Lanka. It was created in 1896. The capital city of the province is Badulla. There are about...

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List of countries in the 1970s
Kamis, 2026-05-14 09:19:48

December 1976. The Central African Republic was restored on 20 September 1979. Ceylon was declared a republic on 22 May 1972. A new constitution for Sri Lanka...

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Ranasinghe Premadasa
Jumat, 2024-04-12 21:16:36

death Murder by suicide bomb Nationality Sri Lankan Occupation President of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Predecessor Junius Jayewardene Successor Dingiri Wijetunga...

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President of Sri Lanka
Minggu, 2025-10-12 03:18:11

13 days Served as the last Governor-General of Ceylon and the first (non-executive) President when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972, and changed...

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Suez Crisis
Minggu, 2026-08-30 06:08:48

Rohilkhand (1794) Cape Colony (1795) Jamaica (1795–96) Grenada (1795–96) Ceylon (1795) Kandyan Wars (1796–1818) Irish Rebellion (1798) Malta (1798–1800)...

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Suriya
Jumat, 2025-05-30 20:55:27

Suriya Suriya at the premiere of Ceylon in 2014 Born Suriya Sivakumar (1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 51) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Nationality Indian...

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Ampara District
Minggu, 2025-02-09 07:55:06

Ampara District (Tamil: அம்பாறை மாவட்டம் Ampāṟai Māvaṭṭam; Sinhala: අමිපාර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Districts are the second-level...

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North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Minggu, 2025-02-16 16:08:42

North Western Province (Sinhala: වයඹ පළාත Wayamba Palata, Tamil: வட மேல் மாகாணம் Vada Mael Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka. The districts of Kurunegala...

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Dingiri Wijetunga
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:49

Wickremasinghe Personal details Born (1916-02-15)15 February 1916 Udunuwara, British Ceylon (now in Sri Lanka) Died 21 September 2008(2008-09-21) (aged 92) Kandy, Sri...

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List of national trees
Minggu, 2026-07-26 19:26:35

 Pakistan Cedrus deodara Himalayan deodar  Palestine Olive tree Olea europaea Sikkim Rhododendron Rhododendron niveum  Sri Lanka Ceylon Ironwood Mesua ferrea...

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Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:48

Ranil Wickremasinghe Personal details Born (1933-05-05)5 May 1933 British Ceylon Died 27 December 2016(2016-12-27) (aged 83) Colombo, Sri Lanka Political...

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World War II by country
Kamis, 2026-10-29 00:47:35

Transjordan  Falklands Gibraltar Sudan  Gibraltar Hong Kong  Tonga Nigeria Malta  Ceylon  Gold Coast Kenya Colony Gambia Bechuanaland Uganda Sierra Leone  Northern...

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Flag of Sri Lanka
Rabu, 2024-07-24 05:14:52

Flag of Ceylon from 1948-1951...

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Battle of the Coral Sea
Selasa, 2026-09-08 01:44:22

Crave, p. 447. The British radio interception station was at Colombo on Ceylon (Lundstrom). The U.S. mistakenly believed (in part due to erroneous transliteration...

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Michael Ondaatje
Kamis, 2026-05-07 09:43:54

Philip Michael Ondaatje (1943-09-12) 12 September 1943 (age 83) Colombo, Ceylon Occupation Author Language English Alma mater University of Toronto Queen's...

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Koli caste
Senin, 2026-07-27 00:33:03

date and year (link) Pippet, G. K. (1969). A History of the Ceylon Police. Times of Ceylon Company. p. 4. Parry, Jonathan P. (2013-09-13). Caste and Kinship...

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List of countries in the 1940s
Senin, 2025-01-20 00:54:05

Canada was a federation of ten provinces and two territories.  Ceylon – Dominion of Ceylon (from 4 February 1948) Capital: Colombo Widely recognized independent...

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List of countries in the 1930s
Minggu, 2025-08-17 06:44:14

State of Brunei (Protectorate) Burma (Crown colony from April 1, 1937)  Ceylon (Crown colony) Cyprus (Crown colony) Enderby Land (Uninhabited possession...

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Mesua ferrea
Minggu, 2025-09-28 21:55:46

Ceylon ironwood Ceylon ironwood in Thelwatta, South-East Sri Lanka. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms...

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List of countries in the 1960s
Rabu, 2026-07-15 15:52:59

independent state. UN member state (from 20 September 1960).  Ceylon – Dominion of Ceylon Capital: Colombo Widely-recognized UN member state; Commonwealth...

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List of countries in the 1920s
Senin, 2024-11-25 00:43:08

Windward Islands (Crown colony) Brunei – State of Brunei (Protectorate)  Ceylon (Crown colony) Cyprus (Crown colony) Falkland Islands (Crown colony) Federated...

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List of countries in the 1910s
Sabtu, 2026-03-07 03:24:35

colony) Brunei - State of Brunei (Protectorate) Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan  Ceylon (Crown colony) Cyprus (Crown colony) Egypt - Sultanate of Egypt (Protectorate...

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David de Kretser
Rabu, 2019-09-04 14:27:07

Personal details Born (1939-04-27) 27 April 1939 (age 87) Colombo, British Ceylon Nationality Australian Spouse(s) Jan de Kretser (née Warren) Education Camberwell...

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R. Sampanthan
Senin, 2026-10-19 09:28:21

Majority 15,144 Personal details Born (1933-02-05)5 February 1933 British Ceylon Died 30 June 2024(2024-06-30) (aged 91) Colombo, Sri Lanka Nationality Sri...

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Campaigns of Samudragupta
Rabu, 2026-11-11 10:18:39

records. The Chinese writer Wang Hiuen-tsang tells us that the king of Ceylon, named Chi-mi-kia-po-mo (likely Sri Megha-Varman or Varna, who ruled from...

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Lester James Peries
Rabu, 2026-05-06 03:06:49

Lankabhimanya Lester James Peries Born (1919-04-05)5 April 1919 Dehiwela, British Ceylon Died 29 April 2018(2018-04-29) (aged 99) Colombo, Sri Lanka Occupation(s)...

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Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Kamis, 2024-12-26 13:40:09

Born (1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 81) Beragama, Matara, Colony of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Nationality Sri Lankan Political party Sri Lanka Podujana...

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Arnold Wolfendale
Minggu, 2026-07-26 22:38:42

Physics Institutions University of Manchester Durham University University of Ceylon University of Hong Kong Thesis The nuclear interactions of mu-mesons (1953)...

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Dinesh Gunawardena
Kamis, 2025-08-14 17:39:42

Personal details Born (1949-03-02) 2 March 1949 (age 77) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon Political party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Other political affiliations Sri...

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S. J. V. Chelvanayakam
Selasa, 2021-07-06 12:48:04

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi In office 1949–1972 Deputy Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress In office 1944–1949 Member of Parliament for Kankesanthurai...

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Sajith Premadasa
Rabu, 2024-09-25 19:38:32

details Born (1967-01-12) 12 January 1967 (age 59) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon Political party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (after 2020) Other political affiliations...

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Karu Jayasuriya
Rabu, 2022-07-13 04:50:11

Allegiance Sri Lanka Branch/service Ceylon Army Volunteer Force Years of service 1965–1972 Rank Second Lieutenant Unit Ceylon National Guard Battles/wars 1971...

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Tudor Gunasekara
Jumat, 2023-12-15 21:59:08

Hungary In office 2000–2003 Personal details Born 23 January 1935 Colombo, Ceylon Died 29 August 2021(2021-08-29) (aged 86) Colombo, Sri Lanka Nationality...

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Comparison of IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166 country codes
Selasa, 2025-09-30 21:48:52

FIFA ISO British Honduras HBR 1972 BHO   Burma BIR 1988 BUR 1989 BUR 1989 Ceylon CEY 1972 CEY 1972 Dahomey DAH 1972 DAH 1975 DHY 1977 Czechoslovakia TCH...

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National symbols of India
Sabtu, 2026-10-31 07:00:25

spice राष्ट्रीय मसाला Turmeric/Haldi हल्दी National plants राष्ट्रीय पौधे Ceylon smilax जंगली औशबान (राष्ट्रीय पौधा) Sewan grass राष्ट्रीय घास Banyan Leaf...

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List of petroleum companies
Rabu, 2023-04-05 21:11:15

 Qatar Saudi Aramco  Saudi Arabia Singapore Petroleum Company  Singapore Ceylon Petroleum Corporation  Sri Lanka Korea National Oil Corporation  South Korea...

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Sumitra Peries
Rabu, 2025-05-07 07:50:36

Sumitra Peries Born (1934-03-24)24 March 1934 Avissawella, British Ceylon Died 19 January 2023(2023-01-19) (aged 88) Colombo, Sri Lanka Spouse Lester James...

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Appapillai Amirthalingam
Senin, 2023-10-16 23:47:46

details Born (1927-08-26)26 August 1927 Pannagam, Vaddukoddai, British Ceylon Died 13 July 1989(1989-07-13) (aged 61) 342/2 Baudhaloka Mawatha, Colombo...

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Nicolas Baudin
Senin, 2025-10-27 03:58:14

(south east coast of India) coasts of India, the Persian Gulf, Bengal, Ceylon, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Cochin China (now the southern part of Vietnam)...

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List of governors of dependent territories in the 18th century
Jumat, 2026-02-13 18:03:58

(1771–1772) Samuel Wittewrong Clayton, Governor (1773–1776) Ceylon – Frederick North, Governor of Ceylon (1798–1805) Madras – Edward Clive, Governor of Madras...

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N.M. Perera
Sabtu, 2024-04-27 05:35:08

Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Yatiyantota In office 1960–1977 Preceded by seat created Succeeded by K. Vincent Perera Member of the Ceylon Parliament...

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Alfred Duraiappah
Selasa, 2026-08-04 15:25:24

1975(1975-07-27) (aged 49) Jaffna, Sri Lanka Political party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Alma mater Ceylon Law College Profession Lawyer Ethnicity Sri Lankan Tamil...

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Sri Lankan elephant
Minggu, 2025-01-05 05:18:08

"An Execution by an Eliphant" (sic), from An Historical Relation Of the Island Ceylon by Robert Knox (London, 1681)...

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List of largest companies in Sri Lanka
Selasa, 2023-08-22 05:48:42

Revenue Profit Assets 1 Ceylon Petroleum Corporation 3,016 9.9 1,477 Oil and gas 2 Bank of Ceylon 1,316 413 13,290 Banking 3 Ceylon Electricity Board 1,268...

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Sepala Attygalle
Kamis, 2018-05-17 23:40:13

Allegiance Sri Lanka Branch Ceylon Defence Force Ceylon Army Sri Lanka Army Years of service 1942-1977 Rank General Unit Ceylon Light Infantry Sri Lanka...

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List of Diospyros species
Minggu, 2026-11-15 11:18:32

Lowry Diospyros ebenoides Kosterm. Diospyros ebenum J.Koenig ex Retz. – Ceylon ebony, India ebony, "ebony" Diospyros eburnea Bakh. Diospyros egleri Pires...

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People's Bank (Sri Lanka)
Kamis, 2026-11-05 23:40:55

People's Bank is a state-owned commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Established on 1 July 1961, it has its head-offices at Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Street...

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Chandralekha
Rabu, 2026-11-11 14:02:58

were used to free Veerasimhan from a cave. Kittoo traveled South India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka). He saw 50+ circuses. He chose Kamala Circus and Parasuram Lion...

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Colombo men's cricket team
Senin, 2026-01-05 08:31:49

The Colombo men's cricket team in Sri Lanka has been active since 1863. It has had first-class status since 1988. Organised by the Colombo Cricket Club...

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Clarence Wijewardena
Kamis, 2025-05-15 00:04:08

Wijewardena (1943-08-03)3 August 1943 Brampton Estate Haputale, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Died 13 December 1996(1996-12-13) (aged 53) Colombo, Sri...

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Bundala National Park
Minggu, 2025-02-09 07:55:49

Bundala National Park is a protected national park in the southeast of Sri Lanka. The area of 6216 hectares was first protected in 1969. It is an important...

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Jaffna College
Minggu, 2025-02-09 07:17:37

Jaffna College (JC) is a private school in Vaddukoddai, Sri Lanka. Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010. Archived from...

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Japan campaign
Selasa, 2026-02-24 21:45:41

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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Indian Ocean in World War II
Senin, 2026-01-26 03:48:11

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign
Kamis, 2026-08-27 06:04:30

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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Air raids on Japan
Sabtu, 2026-01-10 17:12:18

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
Rabu, 2026-01-14 22:05:10

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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American theater of World War II
Selasa, 2026-04-07 19:25:16

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Sabtu, 2026-11-14 02:01:41

Kumara Dissanayaka (1968-11-24) 24 November 1968 (age 57)  Thambuthegama, Ceylon Political party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Other political affiliations National...

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List of wars involving India
Rabu, 2026-08-12 20:50:44

insurrection (1971) Template:Country data Dominion of Ceylon Ceylon Template:Country data Dominion of Ceylon United Front (since May 15) SLFP CCP (Pro-Soviet)...

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Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Kamis, 2026-08-27 07:12:31

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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Pacific War
Jumat, 2026-08-07 18:12:34

Andaman Islands Homfreyganj massacre Christmas Island 1st Indian Ocean Ceylon Bay of Bengal 2nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asia Indochina (1940) Franco-Thai...

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Harini Amarasuriya
Jumat, 2025-10-31 03:38:41

(1970-03-06) 6 March 1970 (age 56) Galle, Southern Province, Dominion of Ceylon Nationality Sri Lankan citizenship Political party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna...

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Malaysia national under-19 football team
Minggu, 2024-11-03 13:54:23

colours First international Malaya 12–0 Ceylon  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959) Biggest win Malaya 12–0 Ceylon  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaya; 1959) Malaysia 12–0...

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List of British general officers killed in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Kamis, 2026-01-22 08:57:09

Welbore Ellis Doyle British Army 2 January 1798 Illness Colombo, Ceylon Governor of Ceylon William Clephane British Army 4 November 1803 Illness Grenada...

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Vivek filmography
Senin, 2026-11-09 03:18:45

Comedian 2006 Kalvanin Kadhali Babloo 2006 Madrasi Paandi 2006 Thiruttu Payale Ceylon Yogaraasa 2006 Madhu Madhan 2006 Nee Venunda Chellam Renigunta Reddy (Royapettah...

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Deaths in 2024
Kamis, 2026-11-12 05:48:03

Sri Lanka (March 27, 2024). "Condolence Message: Passing away of former Ceylon cricketer Russell Hamer". Sri Lanka Cricket. Archived from the original...

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List of cities in Minnesota
Minggu, 2025-10-26 23:01:05

591 Hackensack 300 294 +2.04% Cass 592 Murdock 298 306 −2.61% Swift 593 Ceylon 295 303 −2.64% Martin 594 Middle River 294 304 −3.29% Marshall 595 Dakota...

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