Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:affects |
Tamil-speaking population
|
| gptkbp:category |
Language legislation
Sri Lankan law |
| gptkbp:consequence |
ethnic tensions
protests by Tamil community |
| gptkbp:controversy |
discrimination against minorities
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1956-06-05
|
| gptkbp:effect |
made Sinhala the sole official language of Ceylon
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_Ceylon
|
| gptkbp:historicalName |
post-independence Sri Lanka
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sinhala Only Act
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Sinhala
English (for certain official purposes) |
| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Official_Language_Act_No._33_of_1956
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
language policy in Sri Lanka |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Official_Languages_Act_No._18_of_1987
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
English as official language
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:S._W._R._D._Bandaranaike
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Tamils
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|