All posts under Tag : Sinhala nationalism

April 1956

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 02:03

Solomon W.R.D. Bandaranaike is elected as prime minister, in a landslide victory of the Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP). http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  Parliamentary elections ,   Sinhala nationalism

5 June 1956

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 02:01

Federal Party conducts sathyagraha protest on Galle Face Green against intended legislation to make Sinhala the official language. Protests spark communal violence in Colombo. Violence spreads to Ampara and the Gal-Oya Valley. An estimated 150 deaths... http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  Civilian deaths ,   Communal violence ,   language ,   Sinhala nationalism ,   Tamil politicians

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15 June 1956

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 02:00

Official Languages Act No. 33 of 1956, popularly known as the 'Sinhala Only Act', is passed in parliament. http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  education ,   language ,   Sinhala nationalism

25 July 1957

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 01:58

Talks between S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike and leaders of the Federal Party: the 'Bandaranaike–Chelvanayagam Pact' is signed, pledging to devolve state power through regional councils, to recognise Tamil as a national minority language and to slow Sinhalese... http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  language ,   Peace initiative ,   Power sharing ,   Sinhala nationalism

3 October 1957

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 01:57

J.R. Jayewardene organises a march from Colombo to Kandy in protest against the 'Bandaranaike-Chelvanayakam Pact'. http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  language ,   Sinhala nationalism

9 April 1958

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 01:51

‘Bandaranaike-Chelvanayagam Pact’ document symbolically torn up amid protests by a faction of Buddhist monks (Eksath Bhikku Peramua) and other groups. Extract from Emergency '58: The Abrogation of a Pact "On the morning of April 9 a police mes... http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  education ,   language ,   Sinhala nationalism

25 September 1959

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 01:41

S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike is assassinated by a Buddhist monk. State of emergency imposed. The founder of the Eksath Bhikku Peramua is later accused of leading the conspiracy. http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  Assassinations ,   Emergency rule ,   Sinhala nationalism

1 January 1961

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 01:38

‘Sinhala Only Act’ comes into force: Sinhala becomes the sole official language. http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  language ,   Sinhala nationalism

27 May 1970

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 00:37

Sirimavo Bandaranaike returns to power. From 1970 onwards, Bandaranaike pursues a kind of ‘socialist agenda’, through inter alia nationalisation of large companies. Her nationalistic agenda ultimately brings the country to the brink of economic c... http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  economy ,   Sinhala nationalism

April 1971

Posted in : pact.goofyfootholidays.com    Mon, Mar 24 2008, 00:26

An armed insurrection breaks out in the South led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). The Government later quells the rebellion with international assistance, killing thousands of insurgents. Sources For a comprehensive list of publications... http://pact.goofyfootholidays.com/2008...

tags :  1971 insurrection ,   Civilian deaths ,   Civilian massacres ,   JVP ,   Sinhala nationalism

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