An island in the In Indian Ocean island separated from India by the Gulf of Manaar. It was occupied by the Portuguese in XVI century, followed by the Dutch in the seventeenth century. The island was ceded to the United Kingdom in 1796 and became a crown colony in 1802. Ceylon became independent in 1948 and changed its name to Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.
1952
Colombo Plan Exhibition
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