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The Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 was a constitution of Sri Lanka, replaced by the 1978 constitution currently in force. It was Sri Lanka's first republican constitution, and its second since independence in 1948. The constitution changed the country's name to Sri Lanka from Ceylon, and established it as an independent republic. The country was officially designated "Republic of Sri Lanka," leading to this constitution being known as "the 1972 Republican Constitution." The constitution was promulgated on 22 May 1972.

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rdfs:comment	The Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 was a constitution of Sri Lanka, replaced by the 1978 constitution currently in force. It was Sri Lanka's first republican constitution, and its second since independence in 1948. The constitution changed the country's name to Sri Lanka from Ceylon, and established it as an independent republic. The country was officially designated "Republic of Sri Lanka," leading to this constitution being known as "the 1972 Republican Constitution." The constitution was promulgated on 22 May 1972. (en)
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date ratified	1972-05-22 (xsd:date)
document name	Sri Lanka (en) (en) Constitution of the Republic of (en)
author	Manifesto of the United Front, 1970 (en)
image caption	Page one of the 1972 Constitution (en)
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purpose	To replace the Soulbury Constitution of 1947 (en)
text	“We seek your mandate to permit the members of Parliament you elect to function simultaneously as a Constituent Assembly to draft, adopt and operate a new Constitution. This Constitution will declare Ceylon to be a free, sovereign and independent Republic pledged to realise the objectives of a socialist democracy; and it will also secure fundamental rights and freedoms to all citizens.” (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	President of Sri Lanka Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Royal Titles Act 1953 (Ceylon) Deputy minister (Sri Lanka) May 22 List of heads of state of Sri Lanka List of last survivors of historical events Public Service Commission (Sri Lanka) 1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Constitution of Sri Lanka S. J. V. Chelvanayakam Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka Crown Counsel Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka Leslie Goonewardene

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