Tell me some fun facts about Sri Lanka...
Thanks!!
2007-03-13 10:47:49 · 4 answers · asked by lil_joes_lil_sis70 2 in Travel ➔ Other - Destinations
sri lanka was the first country in the world to have a democratically elected head of state who was a woman.
she got elected cos the previous Prime Minister, her husband was assassinated by a Buddhist monk and she was elected to his office mainly due to the sympathetic votes from the country-folk
2007-03-13 20:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by vandhiyathevan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fun Facts About Sri Lanka
2016-10-21 22:18:31 · answer #2 · answered by procter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were colonized by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th century, before the control of the entire country was ceded to the British Empire in 1815. During World War II Sri Lanka served as an important base for Allied forces in the fight against the Japanese Empire. A nationalist political movement arose in the country in the early 20th century, with the aim of obtaining political independence, which was eventually granted by the British after peaceful negotiations in 1948. Since then Sri Lanka has enjoyed a stable democracy and continuous economic progress, despite the ongoing conflict between the Sri Lankan government and a separatist militant group known as the LTTE in the northeastern parts of the country
2007-03-13 10:51:30 · answer #3 · answered by Tedd m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sri Lanka was formed, according the Ramayana, when Hanuman the Monkey King lifted a mountain and tossed it into the sea.
2007-03-13 10:56:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋