The 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka, known officially as the 1st Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined
The New Parliament building at Kotte
Jayawardene was appointed as Prime Minister on 23 July 1977, by President William Gopallawa.
J. R. Jayawardene became the Prime Minister in 1977, before the introduction of the Executive Presidency and assumption of office as the 1st Executive President of Sri Lanka.
Victoria Dam, the largest Dam built in Sri Lanka under the Mahaweli Development Project.
The Lanka Sama Samaja Party, often abbreviated as LSSP, is a major Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. It was the first political party in Sri Lanka, having been founded in 1935 by Leslie Goonewa
Procession in Bangalore
The formal ceremony marking the start of self-rule, with the opening of the first parliament at Independence Square by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in the presence of Rt Hon D.S. Senanayake as first Prime Minister of Ceylon.
LSSP's main office, situated in Colombo