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/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Constitution of Sri Lanka">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka#Amendments_to_date" title="Constitution of Sri Lanka">Amendments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Law of Sri Lanka">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Human rights in Sri Lanka">Human rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Taxation in Sri Lanka">Taxation</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li>Previous Constitutions: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donoughmore_Constitution" title="Donoughmore Constitution">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soulbury_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Soulbury Constitution">1947</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1972</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Government of Sri Lanka">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">President of Sri Lanka</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of presidents of Sri Lanka">10th</a>)</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake" title="Anura Kumara Dissanayake">Anura Kumara Dissanayake</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Prime Minister of Sri Lanka</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka">16th</a>)</div></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harini_Amarasuriya" title="Harini Amarasuriya">Harini Amarasuriya</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_cabinets" title="List of Sri Lankan cabinets">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Ministers_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka">Cabinet Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministers_of_the_Sri_Lanka_Government" title="Ministers of the Sri Lanka Government">Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministries_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministries of Sri Lanka">Ministries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(Sri_Lanka)" title="National Security Council (Sri Lanka)">National Security Council</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Secretariat_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka)">Secretary to the President</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Nandika Sanath Kumanayake</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Prime Minister's Office (Sri Lanka)">Secretary to the Prime Minister</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>G. P. Saputhanthri</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Office_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Cabinet Office (Sri Lanka)">Secretary to the Cabinet</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>W. M. D. J. Fernando</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Parliament of Sri Lanka">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/List_of_parliaments_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of parliaments of Sri Lanka">Parliament of Sri Lanka</a> <a href="/wiki/17th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="17th Parliament of Sri Lanka">(17th)</a></div></dt></dl> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg/75px-Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg/113px-Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg/150px-Sri_Lanka_Parliament_2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Speaker</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashoka_Ranwala" title="Ashoka Ranwala">Ashoka Ranwala</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_speaker_and_chairman_of_committees_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Deputy Speaker and <br /> Chairman of Committees</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rizvie_Salih" title="Rizvie Salih">Rizvie Salih</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chairman_of_Committees" title="Deputy Chairman of Committees">Deputy Chairperson of Committees</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hemali_Weerasekara" title="Hemali Weerasekara">Hemali Weerasekara</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the Opposition</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sajith_Premadasa" title="Sajith Premadasa">Sajith Premadasa</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the House (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the House</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bimal_Rathnayake" title="Bimal Rathnayake">Bimal Rathnayake</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Chief_Government_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief Government Whip (Sri Lanka)">Chief Government Whip</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nalinda_Jayatissa" title="Nalinda Jayatissa">Nalinda Jayatissa</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Chief_Opposition_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief Opposition Whip (Sri Lanka)">Chief Opposition Whip</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TBA" class="mw-redirect" title="TBA">TBA</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b>Secretary General</b></li></ul> <ul><li>Kushani Anusha Rohanadeera</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Council_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka)">Constitutional Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Committee_on_Public_Enterprises_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Committee on Public Enterprises (Sri Lanka)">COPE</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Sri Lanka)">Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Sri Lanka)">Cabinet Minister</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Wijepala" title="Ananda Wijepala">Ananda Wijepala</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Permanent_secretary#Sri_Lanka" title="Permanent secretary">Secretary to the Ministry</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>D. W. R. B. Seneviratne</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Judiciary of Sri Lanka">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Supreme Court of Sri Lanka">Supreme Court of Sri Lanka</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Chief Justice of Sri Lanka">Chief Justice</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Murdhu_Fernando" class="mw-redirect" title="Murdhu Fernando">Murdhu Fernando</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Sri_Lanka#Current_justices" title="Supreme Court of Sri Lanka">Puisne Justices</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Padman_Surasena" title="Padman Surasena">P. Padman Surasena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Thurairaja" title="S. Thurairaja">S. Thurairaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamini_Amarasekera" title="Gamini Amarasekera">Gamini Amarasekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yasantha_Kodagoda" title="Yasantha Kodagoda">Yasantha Kodagoda</a></li> <li>A. H. M. D.Nawaz</li> <li>Kumuduni Wickremasinghe</li> <li>A. L. Shiran Gooneratne</li> <li>Janak De Silva</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achala_Wengappuli" title="Achala Wengappuli">Achala Wengappuli</a></li> <li>Mahinda Samayawardhena</li> <li>Arjuna Obeyesekere</li> <li>K. Priyantha Fernando</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka">Court of Appeal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Sri_Lanka" title="High Court of Sri Lanka">High Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_court_(Sri_Lanka)" title="District court (Sri Lanka)">District Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magistrate%27s_court_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Magistrate's court (Sri Lanka)">Magistrate's Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primary_court" title="Primary court">Primary Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Tribunal" title="Labour Tribunal">Labour Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judicial_Service_Commission_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Judicial Service Commission (Sri Lanka)">Judicial Service Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bar_Association_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Bar Association of Sri Lanka">Bar Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Law enforcement in Sri Lanka">Law enforcement</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General%27s_Department_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Attorney General's Department (Sri Lanka)">Attorney General's Department</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Attorney General of Sri Lanka">Attorney General</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Parinda Ranasinghe</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Solicitor General of Sri Lanka">Solicitor General</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Viraj Dayaratne</li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice,_Prisons_Affairs_and_Constitutional_Reforms" title="Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms">Ministry of Justice</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)">Cabinet Minister</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harshana_Nanayakkara" title="Harshana Nanayakkara">Harshana Nanayakkara</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Permanent_secretary#Sri_Lanka" title="Permanent secretary">Secretary to the Ministry</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Ayesha Jinasena</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Elections in Sri Lanka">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Election Commission of Sri Lanka">Election Commission</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_Sri_Lanka#Chairman_of_the_Election_Commission" title="Election Commission of Sri Lanka">Chairman</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>R. M. A. L. Rathnayake</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b>Members</b></li></ul> <ul><li>M. A. P. C. Perera</li> <li>Ameer Faaiz</li> <li>Anusuya Shanmuganathan</li> <li>Lakshman Dissanayake</li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; background-color:gold; border-top:0px dashed"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sri_Lankan_elections" title="Template:Sri Lankan elections">Elections</a></div></dt></dl> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidential_elections_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of presidential elections in Sri Lanka">Presidential</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2015 Sri Lankan presidential election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2019 Sri Lankan presidential election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2024 Sri Lankan presidential election">2024</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_parliamentary_elections_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka">Parliamentary</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2024</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Provincial_governments_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Provincial governments of Sri Lanka">Provincial council</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Sri_Lankan_provincial_council_elections" title="2013 Sri Lankan provincial council elections">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_2014_Sri_Lankan_provincial_council_elections" title="March 2014 Sri Lankan provincial council elections">2014 (Mar)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Uva_Provincial_Council_election" title="2014 Uva Provincial Council election">2014 (Sep)</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Local government in Sri Lanka">Local government</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sri_Lankan_local_elections" title="2018 Sri Lankan local elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Elpitiya_Pradeshiya_Sabha_election" title="2019 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election">2019</a> / <a href="/wiki/2024_Elpitiya_Pradeshiya_Sabha_election" title="2024 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next_Sri_Lankan_local_elections" title="Next Sri Lankan local elections"><i>Next</i></a></li></ul> <dl><dt><div style="font-size: 100%; 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title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Template talk:Politics of Sri Lanka"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Sri Lanka"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Constitution" title="Constitution">constitution</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Constitution of Sri Lanka">1978 constitution</a> currently in force. It was Sri Lanka's first <a href="/wiki/Republicanism" title="Republicanism">republican</a> constitution, and its second since <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_independence_movement" title="Sri Lankan independence movement">independence in 1948</a>. The constitution changed the country's name from <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Ceylon" title="Dominion of Ceylon">Ceylon</a> to Sri Lanka, and established it as an independent republic.<sup id="cite_ref-priu_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-priu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dailynews_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailynews-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The country was officially designated as the "Republic of Sri Lanka," leading to the constitution being known as the <b>1972 Republican Constitution</b>. The constitution was promulgated on 22 May 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-priu_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-priu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lankan_Constitution_of_1972&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The arrival of the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Empire" title="Portuguese Empire">Portuguese</a> in 1505 and their interest in the island altered the political landscape of the Sri Lankan state: the island had been ruled by seven native kingdoms in succession (at times several concurrently), with the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kotte" title="Kingdom of Kotte">Kingdom of Kotte</a> first coming under Portuguese occupation. The <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch Empire">Dutch</a> ended Portuguese influence, and continued colonial occupation on the island from 1640 until 1796, when the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a> in turn replaced them. Unlike the Portuguese and Dutch, the British were eventually able to occupy the entirety of the island as a <a href="/wiki/Crown_colony" title="Crown colony">Crown colony</a>, creating <a href="/wiki/British_Ceylon" title="British Ceylon">British Ceylon</a> in 1815.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With British influence came ideas of democratic principles and governance, including the concept of a constitution- indeed, the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_independence_movement" title="Sri Lankan independence movement">Sri Lankan independence movement</a> was notable for demanding self-rule and reform on a constitutional basis rather than through popular movements such as that in neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Indian_independence_movement" title="Indian independence movement">India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Groundviews_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groundviews-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Ceylon" title="Dominion of Ceylon">Dominion of Ceylon</a> gained independence on 4 February 1948, adopting the <a href="/wiki/Soulbury_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Soulbury Constitution">Soulbury Constitution</a> as its constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Executive power was nominally vested in the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Ceylon_(1948%E2%80%931972)" title="Monarchy of Ceylon (1948–1972)">Sovereign of Ceylon</a>, while legislative powers were vested with a semi-independent parliament. Several perceived weaknesses of the 1947 Soulbury Constitution, however, eventually led to calls for a replacement, particularly from nationalists and the Left, the <a href="/wiki/Lanka_Sama_Samaja_Party" title="Lanka Sama Samaja Party">Lanka Sama Samaja Party</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Colvin_R._de_Silva" title="Colvin R. de Silva">Colvin R. de Silva</a> being a central figure in the movement.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Groundviews_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groundviews-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>“We seek your mandate to permit the members of Parliament you elect to function simultaneously as a Constituent Assembly to draft, adopt and operate a new Constitution. This Constitution will declare Ceylon to be a free, sovereign and independent Republic pledged to realise the objectives of a socialist democracy; and it will also secure fundamental rights and freedoms to all citizens.”</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Manifesto of the United Front, 1970, <sup id="cite_ref-Groundviews_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groundviews-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_Front_(Sri_Lanka)" title="United Front (Sri Lanka)">United Front</a>, led by <a href="/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike" title="Sirimavo Bandaranaike">Sirimavo Bandaranaike</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="Sri Lanka Freedom Party">Sri Lanka Freedom Party</a>, won the <a href="/wiki/1970_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1970 general election</a> with a two-thirds majority. As <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Prime Minister</a>, Bandaranaike convened a number of committees to draft a new constitution, including a drafting committee chaired by the Minister for Constitutional Affairs, <a href="/wiki/Colvin_R._de_Silva" title="Colvin R. de Silva">Colvin R. de Silva</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Groundviews_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groundviews-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The resulting document was tabled in parliament, voted on and adopted on 22 May 1972 by a vote of 119 to 16 against.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayawickrama_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayawickrama-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dailynews_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dailynews-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Impact_and_criticism">Impact and criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lankan_Constitution_of_1972&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Impact and criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1972 constitution paved the way for Sri Lanka to become a republic, cutting the final ties with its colonial past and British influence, and imparted a firm leftist nature to the state, allowing for the heavily socialist economic policies of the Bandaranaike government.<sup id="cite_ref-Groundviews_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groundviews-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The main opposition party at the time, the <a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">United National Party (UNP)</a>, voted against the constitution's adoption on the following grounds:<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>Making a particular ideology a constitutional principle, and thereby depriving the people of the right to determine economic policies from time to time at periodic elections,</li> <li>Including a truncated list of fundamental rights and almost nullifying their effect by making them subject to excessive restrictions and numerous principles of so-called state policy,</li> <li>Failing to provide a simple and suitable remedy for the violation of a fundamental right,</li> <li>Preserving laws hitherto in force even if they are inconsistent with fundamental rights,</li> <li>Departing from the practice of all existing republics of directly or indirectly electing the Head of State, and providing instead for nomination by a political migratory figure,</li> <li>Giving the members of the first National State Assembly a term of seven years,</li> <li>Introducing control by the Cabinet of Ministers over the subordinate judiciary,</li> <li>Depriving the judiciary of the power to determine the constitutional propriety of laws, and</li> <li>Abandoning the principle of the neutrality of the public service.</li></ol> <p>A key point of criticism levelled at the constitution has centred around the non-inclusive and non-representative nature of its drafting process.<sup id="cite_ref-Groundviews_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groundviews-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The committees tasked with the drafting were overwhelmingly populated with members of the UF: the Steering and Subjects Committee, responsible for drafting resolutions on basic principles to base the new constitution on, consisted of 17 <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">MPs</a>, 12 of whom were cabinet members of the UF government, one member from the UF's minority <a href="/wiki/All_Ceylon_Tamil_Congress" title="All Ceylon Tamil Congress">All Ceylon Tamil Congress</a> partner, one independent representative (also from the ruling coalition), and three opposition MPs (<a href="/wiki/J._R._Jayewardene" title="J. R. Jayewardene">J. R. Jayewardene</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a> from the <a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">UNP</a>, and <a href="/wiki/S._J._V._Chelvanayakam" title="S. J. V. Chelvanayakam">S. J. V. Chelvanayakam</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Illankai_Tamil_Arasu_Kachchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi">Federal Party</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Groundviews_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groundviews-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moreover, the drafts of the resolutions of basic constitutional principles were drawn up via a process that left the Steering and Subjects Committee with no true powers of its own:<sup id="cite_ref-Jayawickrama_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayawickrama-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>Drafts of resolutions were prepared by a drafting committee under the purview of Colvin R. de Silva's Ministry of Constitutional Affairs,</li> <li>Draft resolutions were then submitted for vetting and approval by a group of senior SLFP MPs, and the leadership of the LSSP and <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Communist Party of Sri Lanka">CP</a>- the two junior partners in the UF coalition,</li> <li>Vetted resolutions were submitted for formal cabinet approval through a 12-member ministerial sub-committee, and</li> <li>Finally tabled at meetings of the Steering and Subjects Committee.</li></ol> <p>The Federal Party exited the Constituent Assembly in June 1971, citing these and other reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-Groundviews_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groundviews-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UNP also made several complaints about the lack of consideration given by the committees to recommendations made by the opposition, and warned from the outset that they would not vote in favour of the final product.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayawickrama_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayawickrama-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, a considerable portion of public feedback was said to have been ignored on the grounds that such recommendations ran contrary to basic principles.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayawickrama_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayawickrama-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another major point of criticism has been the lack of considerations or safeguards made for the country's minority communities and their basic rights, including religion and language- the new constitution having largely done away with the few such provisions present in the previous one.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Overall, the 1972 constitution has been seen as a key turning point for governance in the country, leading to less impartiality throughout the Executive-, Legislative and Judicial systems.<sup id="cite_ref-Groundviews_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groundviews-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several characteristics of this constitution may be noticed in the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Constitution of Sri Lanka">newer constitution</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lankan_Constitution_of_1972&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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D.; Allan Tisdell, Clement (2000). <i>Sri Lanka's Development Since Independence: Socio-economic Perspectives and Analyses</i>. Nova Publishers. p. 301. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-56072-784-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-56072-784-2"><bdi>978-1-56072-784-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sri+Lanka%27s+Development+Since+Independence%3A+Socio-economic+Perspectives+and+Analyses&rft.pages=301&rft.pub=Nova+Publishers&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=978-1-56072-784-2&rft.au=Lakshman%2C+W.+D.&rft.au=Allan+Tisdell%2C+Clement&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASri+Lankan+Constitution+of+1972" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOmar,_Imtiaz1996" class="citation book cs1">Omar, Imtiaz (1996). <i>Rights, Emergencies, and Judicial Review</i>. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 395. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789041102294" title="Special:BookSources/9789041102294"><bdi>9789041102294</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rights%2C+Emergencies%2C+and+Judicial+Review&rft.pages=395&rft.pub=Martinus+Nijhoff+Publishers&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=9789041102294&rft.au=Omar%2C+Imtiaz&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASri+Lankan+Constitution+of+1972" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox 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href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Chapter_XIV" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Chapter XIV">XIV</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Chapter_XV" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Chapter XV">XV</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Chapter_XVI" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Chapter XVI">XVI</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Chapter_XVII" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Chapter XVII">XVII</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Chapter_XVIIA" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Chapter XVIIA">XVIIA</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Chapter_XVIII" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Chapter XVIII">XVIII</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Schedules</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/First_Schedule" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/First Schedule">1st</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Second_Schedule" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Second Schedule">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Third_Schedule" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Third Schedule">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Fourth_Schedule" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Fourth Schedule">4th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Fifth_Schedule" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Fifth Schedule">5th</a></li> 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of Sri Lanka/First Amendment">1st</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Second_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Second Amendment">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Third_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Third Amendment">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Fourth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Fourth Amendment">4th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Fifth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Fifth Amendment">5th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Sixth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Sixth Amendment">6th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Seventh_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Seventh Amendment">7th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Eighth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Eighth Amendment">8th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Ninth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Ninth Amendment">9th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Tenth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Tenth Amendment">10th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Eleventh_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Eleventh Amendment">11th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Twelfth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Twelfth Amendment">12th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Thirteenth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Thirteenth Amendment">13th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Fourteenth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Fourteenth Amendment">14th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Fifteenth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Fifteenth Amendment">15th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Sixteenth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Sixteenth Amendment">16th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Seventeenth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Seventeenth Amendment">17th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Eighteenth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Eighteenth Amendment">18th</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka/Nineteenth_Amendment" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of Sri Lanka/Nineteenth Amendment">19th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Preamble<br />& Chapters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Preamble_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Preamble of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Preamble</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_I_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter I of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">I</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_II_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter II of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">II</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_III_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter III of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">III</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_IV_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter IV of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">IV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_V_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter V of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">V</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_VI_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter VI of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">VI</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XII_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XII of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">XII</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XIII_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XIII of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">XIII</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XIV_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XIV of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">XIV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XV_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XV of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">XV</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XVI_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XVI of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">XVI</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XVII_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XVII of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">XVII</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XVIIA_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XVIIA of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">XVIIA</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XVIII_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XVIII of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">XVIII</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XIX_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XIX of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">XIX</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chapter_XX_of_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chapter XX of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (page does not 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(1521)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinhalese%E2%80%93Portuguese_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinhalese–Portuguese War">Sinhalese–Portuguese War</a> (1527–1658)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_conquest_of_the_Jaffna_kingdom" title="Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom">Portuguese conquest of Jaffna</a> (1560–1619)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_Kotte&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fall of Kotte (page does not exist)">Fall of Kotte</a> (1597)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Ceylon_(1795)" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasion of Ceylon (1795)">British invasion of Ceylon</a> (1795)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandyan_Wars" title="Kandyan Wars">Kandyan Wars</a> (1796–1818)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Ceylon_Mission" title="American Ceylon Mission">American Ceylon Mission</a> (1813)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandyan_Convention" title="Kandyan Convention">Kandyan Convention</a> (1815)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_independence_movement" title="Sri Lankan independence movement">Sri Lankan independence movement</a> (1817–1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Rebellion_of_1817%E2%80%9318" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Rebellion of 1817–18">Great Rebellion of 1817–18</a> (1817–1818)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colebrooke-Cameron_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Colebrooke-Cameron Commission">Colebrooke-Cameron Commission</a> (1829)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matale_rebellion" title="Matale rebellion">Matale rebellion</a> (1848)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temperance_movement_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Temperance movement in Sri Lanka">Temperance movement</a> (1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Ceylonese_riots" class="mw-redirect" title="1915 Ceylonese riots">1915 Ceylonese riots</a> (1915)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_National_Congress" title="Ceylon National Congress">Ceylon National Congress</a> (1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaffna_Youth_Congress" title="Jaffna Youth Congress">Jaffna Youth Congress</a> (1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donoughmore_Commission" title="Donoughmore Commission">Donoughmore Commission</a> (1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriya-Mal_Movement" title="Suriya-Mal Movement">Suriya-Mal Movement</a> (1933–1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bracegirdle_Incident" class="mw-redirect" title="Bracegirdle Incident">Bracegirdle Incident</a> (1937)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cocos_Islands_mutiny" title="Cocos Islands mutiny">Cocos Islands mutiny</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soulbury_Commission" title="Soulbury Commission">Soulbury Commission</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Independence Day (Sri Lanka)">Independence Day</a> (1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Citizenship_Act" title="Ceylon Citizenship Act">Ceylon Citizenship Act</a> (1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_state-sponsored_colonisation_schemes" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan state-sponsored colonisation schemes">State-sponsored colonisation schemes</a> (1950s–2000s)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Ceylonese_Hartal" title="1953 Ceylonese Hartal">1953 Ceylonese Hartal</a> (1953)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehru-Kotelawala_Pact" title="Nehru-Kotelawala Pact">Nehru-Kotelawala Pact</a> (1954)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinhala_Only_Act" title="Sinhala Only Act">Sinhala Only Act</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_anti-Tamil_pogrom" title="1956 anti-Tamil pogrom">1956 anti-Tamil pogrom</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bandaranaike%E2%80%93Chelvanayakam_Pact" title="Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact">Bandaranaike–Chelvanayakam Pact</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_anti-Tamil_pogrom" title="1958 anti-Tamil pogrom">1958 anti-Tamil pogrom</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Ceylonese_coup_attempt" title="1962 Ceylonese coup attempt">Coup d'état attempt</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirima%E2%80%93Shastri_Pact" title="Sirima–Shastri Pact">Sirima–Shastri Pact</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_alleged_Ceylonese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 alleged Ceylonese coup d'état attempt">Alleged coup d'état attempt</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Policy_of_standardisation" title="Policy of standardisation">Policy of standardisation</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_JVP_insurrection" title="1971 JVP insurrection">1971 JVP insurrection</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_Day_(Sri_Lanka)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic Day (Sri Lanka)">Republic Day</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirima%E2%80%93Gandhi_Pact" title="Sirima–Gandhi Pact">Sirima–Gandhi Pact</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaddukoddai_Resolution" title="Vaddukoddai Resolution">Vaddukoddai Resolution</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Sri_Lankan_riots" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Sri Lankan riots">1977 Sri Lankan riots</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burning_of_Jaffna_Public_Library" title="Burning of Jaffna Public Library">Burning of Jaffna Public Library</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_July" title="Black July">Black July</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Civil_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Lankan Civil War">Sri Lankan Civil War</a> (1983–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Sri_Lanka_Accord" title="Indo-Sri Lanka Accord">Indo-Sri Lanka Accord</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_anti-Sinhalese_riots" class="mw-redirect" title="1987 anti-Sinhalese riots">1987 anti-Sinhalese riots</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%931989_JVP_insurrection" title="1987–1989 JVP insurrection">1987–1989 JVP insurrection</a> (1987–1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mawanella_riots" title="Mawanella riots">Mawanella riots</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_anti-Muslim_riots_in_Sri_Lanka" title="2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka">2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_alleged_Sri_Lankan_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 alleged Sri Lankan coup d'état attempt">Alleged coup d'état attempt</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_anti-Muslim_riots_in_Sri_Lanka" title="2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka">2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sri_Lankan_constitutional_crisis" title="2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis">2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_anti-Muslim_riots_in_Sri_Lanka" title="2019 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka">2019 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">2022 Sri Lankan protests</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_political_crisis" title="2022 Sri Lankan political crisis">2022 Sri Lankan political crisis</a> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Political_movements_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Category:Political movements in Sri Lanka">Political<br />movements</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Ideologies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capitalism_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Capitalism in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Capitalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communism_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Communism in Sri Lanka">Communism</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Conservatism_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Conservatism in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Conservatism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Environmentalism_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Category:Environmentalism in Sri Lanka">Environmentalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federalism_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Federalism in Sri Lanka">Federalism</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liberalism_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Liberalism in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Liberalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Separatism_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Category:Separatism in Sri Lanka">Separatism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_Buddhist_nationalism" title="Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism">Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Socialism_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Category:Socialism in Sri Lanka">Socialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamil_nationalism" title="Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism">Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Eelam" title="Tamil Eelam">Tamil Eelam</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-Aligned_Movement" title="Non-Aligned Movement">Non-Aligned Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unitary_state" title="Unitary state">Unitary state</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Category:Political_parties_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Category:Political parties in Sri Lanka">Political parties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of political parties in Sri Lanka">Current parties</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">United National Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="Sri Lanka Freedom Party">Sri Lanka Freedom Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Podujana_Peramuna" title="Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna">Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samagi_Jana_Balawegaya" title="Samagi Jana Balawegaya">Samagi Jana Balawegaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_National_Alliance" title="Tamil National Alliance">Tamil National Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna" title="Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna">Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Defunct_political_parties_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Category:Defunct political parties in Sri Lanka">Defunct political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leftist_parties_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Leftist parties in Sri Lanka">Leftist parties in Sri Lanka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Category:Political_organisations_based_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Category:Political organisations based in Sri Lanka">Other groups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_Tamil_militant_groups" title="List of Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups">Tamil militant groups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam" title="Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam">Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Affiliates_to_the_Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam" title="Affiliates to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam">Others</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Government of Sri Lanka">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Secretariat_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka)">Executive</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">Presidency</a></b> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Presidents of Sri Lanka">President</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Cabinet of Sri Lanka">Cabinet</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_ministries_of_Sri_Lanka" title="List of ministries of Sri Lanka">Ministries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Administrative_Service" title="Sri Lanka Administrative Service">Administrative Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Council_(Sri_Lanka)" title="National Security Council (Sri Lanka)">National Security Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Law enforcement in Sri Lanka">Law enforcement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Judiciary of Sri Lanka">Judiciary</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Supreme Court of Sri Lanka">Supreme Court</a></b> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Chief Justice of Sri Lanka">Chief Justice</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka">Court of appeal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Courts_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="High Courts of Sri Lanka">High Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_courts_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="District courts of Sri Lanka">District courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magistrate%27s_Courts_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Magistrate's Courts of Sri Lanka">Magistrate's Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primary_Courts_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Primary Courts of Sri Lanka">Primary Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Tribunal" title="Labour Tribunal">Labour Tribunal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Legislative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Parliament of Sri Lanka">Parliament</a></b> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Speaker</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Prime Minister</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Prime Minister's Office (Sri Lanka)">Office</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the House (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the Opposition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Government_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief Government Whip (Sri Lanka)">Chief Government Whip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Opposition_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Chief Opposition Whip (Sri Lanka)">Chief Opposition Whip</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretaries-General_of_Parliament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Secretaries-General of Parliament (page does not exist)">Secretaries-General</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="16th Parliament of Sri Lanka">16th Parliament</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/16th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka#Members" title="16th Parliament of Sri Lanka">Members</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Political culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">Issues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Amendment_to_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka">6th Amendment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka">13th Amendment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka">19th Amendment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Assassinations_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Category:Assassinations in Sri Lanka">Assassinations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Capital punishment in Sri Lanka">Capital punishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caste_system_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Caste system in Sri Lanka">Caste system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Corruption in Sri Lanka">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Crime in Sri Lanka">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Elections in Sri Lanka">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Freedom of the press in Sri Lanka">Freedom of the press</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Censorship in Sri Lanka">Censorship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_bias_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Media bias in Sri Lanka">Media bias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Online_Safety_Bill_(Sri_Lanka)" class="mw-redirect" title="Online Safety Bill (Sri Lanka)">Online Safety Bill</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enforced_disappearances_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka">Enforced 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