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Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

British Crown Colony of CEYLON  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -   CEYLON

1948-02-04:

Dominion of the State of CEYLON  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -   CEYLON

1951-03-02:

Dominion of the State of CEYLON  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -   CEYLON

1972-05-22:

Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -   SRI LANKA



































Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

British Crown Colony of CEYLON  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -   CEYLON

1948-02-04:

Dominion of the State of CEYLON  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -   CEYLON

1952-01-02:

Dominion of the State of CEYLON  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -   CEYLON

1972-05-22:

Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -   SRI LANKA




































Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

UNITED KINGDOM

1948-02-04:

CEYLON +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1972-05-22:

SRI LANKA





































Capital Local Name changes:


1900-01-01:

  Colombo + Kandy

1972-05-22:

  Kolamba + Mahanuwara

1979-01-01:

  Kolamba + Kotte + Mahanuwara

1982-04-29:

  Sri Jaya-Vardhana-Pura Kotte + Kolamba + Mahanuwara





































Local Name of Country changes:


1900-01-01:

  CEYLON

1972-05-22:

  SRI LANKĀ





































Status changes:


1900-01-01:

British Crown Colony of CEYLON

1948-02-04:

Dominion of the State of CEYLON

1972-05-22:

Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA

1978-09-07:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : DSRSL





































Ruler changes:

1948-02-04:

Dominion of the State of CEYLON  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -    UK
         (UK)

1962-03-02:

Dominion of the State of CEYLON  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -    William Gopallawa
         (William Gopallawa)

1972-05-22:

Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -    President William Gopallawa
         (President William Gopallawa)

1978-02-04:

Free Sovereign and Independent Republic of SRI LANKA  (Colombo a + Kandy r)   -    President Junius Richard Jayawardene
         (President Junius Richard Jayawardene)

1989-01-02:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : DSRSL  (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte al + Colombo ejnr + Kandy r)   -    President Ranasinghe Premadasa
         (President Ranasinghe Premadasa)

1993-05-01:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : DSRSL  (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte al + Colombo ejnr + Kandy r)   -    President Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
         (President Dingiri Banda Wijetunga)

1994-11-12:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : DSRSL  (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte al + Colombo ejnr + Kandy r)   -    President Chandrika Kumaratunga
         (President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga)

2005-11-19:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : DSRSL  (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte al + Colombo ejnr + Kandy r)   -    President Mahinda Rajapaksa
         (President Percy Mahendra Mahinda Rajapaksa)

2015-01-09:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : DSRSL  (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte al + Colombo ejnr + Kandy r)   -    President Maithripala Sirisena
         (President Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena)

2019-11-18:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : DSRSL  (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte al + Colombo ejnr + Kandy r)   -    President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
         (President Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa)

2022-07-13:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : DSRSL  (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte al + Colombo ejnr + Kandy r)   -    Ranil Wickremesinghe
         (Ranil Wickramasingha)

2022-07-20:

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka : DSRSL  (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte al + Colombo ejnr + Kandy r)   -    President Ranil Wickremesinghe
         (President Ranil Wickramasingha)





































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