Category : InternationalPublished on: February 07 2023
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On 4 February, Sri Lanka celebrated its 75th year of independence from British rule, in Colombo.
A special cultural arts festival Lankaralanka was held on Friday at Independence square in Colombo.
A two-minute silence was observed to commemorate all Sri Lankans who sacrificed their lives for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka.
India's Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan participated in the Independence Day celebrations.
Known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka was a major economic center for the British Empire, which granted it semi-independent 'dominionship' status in 1948.
Sri Lanka became a full-fledged republic on May 22, 1972, and is formally known as the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
The first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka was Don Stephen Senanayake, who is regarded as the Father of the Nation.
