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This is a timeline of Sri Lankan history, comprising important & territorial changes and political & economic events in Sri Lanka and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Sri Lanka .
Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Sri Lankan president and brother of current president, became the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. [ 83 ] Since 2010, Sri Lanka has witnessed a sharp rise in foreign debt [ 84 ] The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic -induced global recession accelerated the crisis and by 2021, the foreign debt rose to 101% of the nation's ...
Timeline of Sri Lankan history; Y. List of years in Sri Lanka This page was last edited on 21 August 2024, at 18:28 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The Kingdom played a major role throughout the history of Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1476. [1] The kingdom located in the central part of Sri Lanka managed to remain independent from both the Portuguese and Dutch rule who controlled coastal parts of Sri Lanka; however, it was colonised by the British in 1815. [2]
The Anuradhapura period was a period in the history of Sri Lanka of the Anuradhapura Kingdom from 377 BCE to 1017 CE. The period begins when Pandukabhaya, King of Upatissa Nuwara moved the administration to Anuradhapura, becoming the kingdom's first monarch.
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Welcome to UTHR, Sri Lanka A convoy sent by India was stopped in Sri Lankan waters by the Sri Lankan Navy and the Indian Air Force retaliated with an airdrop of supplies onto the Jaffna peninsula. While the UNP organised street protests against India, Jayawardene declared that he would defend the country's independence to the last bullet.
Gampola is a town and once an ancient polity located near Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was made the capital city of the island by King Buwanekabahu IV, who ruled for four years in the mid-fourteenth century.