Colombo News 1st ; Sri Lanka on Thursday marks its 73rd Independence Day, with the main celebration event scheduled to be held at the iconic Independence Square in Colombo.
A number of tree planting programmes will be implemented countrywide to coincide with the 73rd Independence Day celebrations. Actual independence for the dominion of Ceylon came on February 4, , when the constitution of went into effect. The constitution provided for a bicameral legislature with a popularly elected House of Representatives and a Senate that was partly nominated and partly elected indirectly by members of the House of Representatives.
A prime minister and his cabinet, chosen from the largest political group in the legislature, held collective responsibility for executive functions. The governor-general, as head of state, represented the British monarch. Reference: Colombo Page 25 December National Day and Header Ads Widget.
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And the commitment, bravery, national unity and determination to achieve peace is recollected in the minds of the Sri Lankan people.
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