Polity Ceylon

This article is about the specific polity Ceylon and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here: All Statistics

In 1948, the British Colony of Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon.

Establishment

  • February 1948: In 1948, the British Colony of Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • May 1972: Ceylon was renamed "Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka".

Disestablishment

  • May 1972: Ceylon was renamed "Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka".