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The British conquered Kandy. Kandy was ruled by Sri Wickrama Rajasiha. He was a cruel king. Some of his nobles conspired with the British to get rid of him. The British army invaded. The king fled.
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The Sinhalese-Muslim Riots, otherwise known as the 1915 riots. The British Governor of Ceylon, Sir Robert Chalmers, came down with a heavy hand on the Sinhalese community. Many were killed.
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Ceylon gained independence when their constitution went into effect in 1947. This constitution gave provided them with the freedom they had wanted. They have a House of Representatives and a Senate to vote and elect indirectly.
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Their government decided to change the name.
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Terrorists killed almost 300 Sinhalese
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Tamil United Liberation party wins in Tamil areas although anti-Tamil riots began. These riots left more than 100 Tamils dead.
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Soldiers were killed in the LTTE attack while anti-Tamil riots began leading to the deaths of hundreds of Tamils.
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More than 30,000 people are killed when a tsunami hit.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa won presidential elections. Although Tamils in the areas that were controlled by the Tamil Tigers did not vote.
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The Tamil Tigers were defeated after army forces conqured the last patch of rebel territory. The rebel's leader was killed in the fighting.
