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pshichka [43]
3 years ago
15

In 1948 Sri Lanka, called Ceylon at the time, won independence from which colonial power?

Geography
1 answer:
kherson [118]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Britain

Explanation:

Following the Kandyan Wars, the island was united under British rule in 1815. Armed uprisings against the British took place in the 1818 Uva Rebellion and the 1848 Matale Rebellion. Independence was finally granted in 1948 but the country remained a Dominion of the British Empire until 1972.

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