Ceylon becomes a Republic on May 22 and is officially renamed The Republic of Sri Lanka.
The United Front government enacts a Sinhalese-supremacist “Republican Constitution” for the
country, which makes Buddhism the de facto state religion.
Ceylon becomes a Republic on May 22 and is officially renamed The Republic of Sri Lanka.
The United Front government enacts a Sinhalese-supremacist “Republican Constitution” for the
country, which makes Buddhism the de facto state religion.