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2001 In Sri Lanka
The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Sri Lanka. Incumbents *President of Sri Lanka, President: Chandrika Kumaratunga *Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (until 7 December); Ranil Wickremesinghe (starting 7 December) *Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Chief Justice: Sarath N. Silva Governors * Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province – Tudor Dassanayake (until 1 January); K. B. Ratnayake (starting 1 January) * North Central Province, Sri Lanka, North Central Province – G. M. S. Samaraweera * North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, North Eastern Province – Asoka Jayawardena * North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province – Siripala Jayaweera * Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, Sabaragamuwa Province – C. N. Saliya Mathew * Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern Province – Ananda Dassanayake (until January); Kingsley Wickramaratne (starting 1 February) * Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Uva Province – Sirisena Amar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
