Sri lanka has been able to boast of a history of thousands of years as and indetependent stape. We cound also be proud of a self sufficient economy and political autonomy. The Portuguese invaded our country in the year 1505. And the dutch began to meddle with our internal affars later we lost entire freedom as a sresult of britishers conquering the island in the year 1815. Lankans who where dissatisfieb of the british rule in the country rebelled for independence. But the rulers where heedless. As a result a great campaign was launched to rescued cur country from the ruthless britishers. F.R.senanayaka,d.s.senanayaka, d.b.jayathilaka,Arthur V.dias,Ven Battaramulla Subhuthi and piyadasa sirisena are some of the patriots who led this campaign. We obtained freedom from the British rule on 4 february,1948. Today we celebrate its golden jubilee. Sri lanka is a socialist, democratic republic now.
