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Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marks independence day as new president pledges to rebuild the country
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara ...
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Sri Lanka celebrates 77th Independence Day...
The official ceremony to mark the 77th Independence Day of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka got off the ground at the Independence Sqaure this morning. The event saw the ...
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Sri Lanka's Independence movement
The Independence movement in Sri Lanka was a peaceful political movement which aimed at achieving independence and self rule for Ceylon from the British Empire. It was initiated around the turn of the ...
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The missing link in the 77 years of Independence
A display of the country's rich heritage took centrestage at the 77th Independence Day celebration ... and armaments were on display in Colombo. Sri Lanka is not a military power, but it has ...