A new Constitution for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is adopted. Presidential system of government with J.R. Jayewardene as the first Executive President. http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

The Government passes the 6th amendment to the Constitution, making the espousal, promotion, financing, encouraging or advocacy of the establishment of a separate state in Sri Lanka illegal. http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

13th amendment to the Constitution: included provisions for the establishment of a system of Provincial Councils, including in the North East. The amendment incorporated the provisions of the Official Languages Act 1987 declaring Tamil as an offici... http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

The 17th Amendment to the Constitution is passed, to make provisions for the Constitutional Council and Independent Commissions. Extract from the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution on the appointment of the Constitutional Council Constitut... http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...