Official Language Act No. 33 of 1956
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:action
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Sinhala_Only_Act
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Tamil_Language_(Special_Provisions)_Act_No._28_of_1958
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1956
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| gptkbp:effect |
Marginalized Tamil-speaking population
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_Ceylon
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Official Language Act No. 33 of 1956
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| gptkbp:impact |
Led to ethnic tensions in Sri Lanka
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Sinhala
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| gptkbp:purpose |
To establish Sinhala as the sole official language of Ceylon
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
English as official language
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:S._W._R._D._Bandaranaike
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| gptkbp:status |
Amended
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sinhala_Only_Act
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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