1982 in Sri Lanka

The following lists events that happened during 1982 in Sri Lanka.

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Incumbents

Events
  • Sri Lanka has their first presidential elections with J. R. Jayewardene taking the lead with a total of 53% of all of the votes cast. The UNP party claims victory.
  • The 1982 Sri Lankan national referendum took place on December 22, 1982, giving the people of Sri Lanka the option to extend the life of parliament by 6 years. It was the first and so far only national referendum to be held in Sri Lanka.[1]

Notes
a. ^ Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research. ISBN 955-8093-00-9

References
  1. "Referendums". Handbook of Parliament. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
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