1931
At the first election to the State Council of Ceylon (the unicameral legislature) in June…Read More
Milestones
Milestones
1945
October 1945, the Free Education Policy came into effect; stating that every child above the…Read More
1947
Australia and Sri Lanka have built a strong and enduring relationship since the establishment of…Read More
1948
On February 4, 1948, Ceylon was granted independence as the Dominion of Ceylon. Dominion status…Read More
1948
1948
The High Commission premises today.
1948
Diplomatic Relations with the French Republic established on 27 October 1948.
1948
Diplomatic Relations with the United States of America was established on 29 October 1948, with…Read More
1948
1949
Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of the Union of Myanmar established.
1949
Diplomatic Relations with the Kingdom of Sweden established on 18 November 1949.
1950
The Colombo Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in January 1950, conceives of “The Colombo…Read More
1950
1950
Diplomatic Relations with the Kingdom of Norway established in October 1950.
1950
present day High Commission in Islamabad, opened on 22 February 1950.
1951
The Colombo Plan launched on 1st July 1951. In 1977, after adopted a new constitution,…Read More
1951
The adoption of the Free Health Policy, comprising system of grass-root level workers including Public…Read More
1952
1952
1953
1953
Diplomatic Relations with the Federal Republic of Germany established on 9 December 1953.
1955
In April 1955, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) with 29 countries from Africa and Asia, met…Read More
1955
Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, obtained membership of the United Nations on 14 December 1955, along…Read More
1955
Diplomatic Relations with the Kingdom of Thailand established in November 1955.
1956
Diplomatic Relations with the State of Israel established on 1 June 1956.
1956
Sir Senerat Gunewardene was appointed Ambassador to the United States in 1953 and served as…Read More
1956
Prime Minister, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was the first Head of Government of Sri…Read More
1957
Diplomatic Relations with the People’s Republic of China established on 7 February 1957.
1957
1957
Diplomatic Relations with the Kingdom of Nepal established on 1 July 1957. (In June 2017…Read More
1957
1957
1957
Diplomatic Relations with the Soviet Union established on 19 February 1957.
1959
1960
Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected as the world’s first female Prime Minister on 21 July 1960.…Read More
1960
Ceylon was elected as a member of the United Nations Security Council in 1960. Sir…Read More
1960
Sri Lanka first contribution to a United Nations Peacekeeping mission in 1960, by deploying Six…Read More
1961
1961
1962
Diplomatic Relations with the European Commission established.
1965
Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Maldives established on 26 July 1956.
1967
The United Nations Compound in Colombo opened on 10 April 1967 by United Nations Secretary-General…Read More
1970
Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Singapore established on 27 July 1970.
1970
1971
Diplomatic Relations with Kuwait established on 19 February 1971.
1972
Diplomatic Relations with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
1974
Sri Lanka’s Hamilton Shirely Amerasinghe, was appointed as the President of the 3rd United Nations…Read More
1975
1976
1976
In 1976 H. Shirley Amerasinghe was appointed as the first Sri Lankan President of the…Read More
1976
1977
Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Korea established on 14 November 1977.
1978
Sri Lanka, proposed the first ever United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Disarmament, which…Read More
1979
Diplomatic Relations with the United Arab Emirates established in June 1979.
1981
1982
3 Cultural sites in Sri Lanka are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: The…Read More
1985
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established with the signing of the SAARC…Read More
1992
Diplomatic Relations with the Netherlands established in November 1992.
1996
Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of South Africa established.
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