Dominion of Ceylon
Country in South Asia from 1948 to 1972 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ceylon[1][3] was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations from 1948 to 1972, that shared a monarch with other dominions of the Commonwealth. In 1948, the British Colony of Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon. In 1972, the country became a republic within the Commonwealth, and its name was changed to Sri Lanka.
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