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Mr. M. R. Mohamed (MRM) Sri Lanka Think Tank-UK Part 01: Local Kingdoms; 3C-16C (1505) Part 02: Western Colonialist Era; 15051948-1972 Part 03: Local Heads of state: 1948-2018
MRM 1. 2. 3. 4.
Humanism & Professionalism
My ID: Intellectual Person My works: Intellectual works My Language: Humanism & Professionalism My Message: Moral based Thoughts
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MRM
Patriotic Jaffna university-VC Vavuniya Campus
Weligama-Matara
My UK-Europe Life: Books + Thoughts
Thoughts on History- 3 items
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5 - Histories
Carrying 5 Histories 5-Histories 1.Your history 2.Your Family history 3.Your Community history 4.Your Nation’s history 5.Your (Faith) Global history
Thought-01 History
Allama Iqbal ‘Every Society carries its own history on its back.’
History...? Controversial? Thought-02 Writing & Analysing If, 1. Data collection Brain 2. Knowledge Only 3. Intellectual thinking
Q: Can We have a ‘Good’ History...? No.
Thought-02
Writing & Analysing 2nd
1st Heart’Mercy’
Both
Brain
‘Good’ History!: Yes
Thought-03
Request; Bring some Water please..?
Principal Sir
Water
Cup-2
Thought-03
Water-1 Tray-3 Hand/Person-4
Materials – Scanned - Checked
Thought-03; Policy matters..? Good & Vacuum? Bad should be reviewed..!
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Part 02: Western Colonialist Era; 5C-1505-1948-(1972) (+ & -) MRM Says: ‘Pain’ of Western Colonialism
Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India
Vasco da Gama on his arrival in India, the arms of Portugal and the Cross of the Order of Christ,
Colonialists Vs. Tourists
Colonialists Vs. Tourists
Portuguese Colonist; 1505-1658
Dutch Colonist Era; 1658-1796
Galle fort
Colonialists Vs. Tourists
British Colonist Era; 1796-1948
British Empire-Imperialism
British Empire-Imperialism
Colonialism is Over..!
MRM Says: ‘Pain’ of Western Colonialism remains....!
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Part 03: Local Heads of state 1948-2018 MRM Says: ‘Pain’ of Western Colonialism and ‘Pain’ of Local ‘Tug of War’
Sri Lankan Faith/Ethnic Ratio Buddhism: 70.2% Hinduism: 12.6% Islam: 9.7% Christianity: 7.4% Others: 0.1% Source: Wiki-2011
Multiculturalism
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Independence Day-1948-Feb-4th Ceylon Flag UP
British Flag Down
What is New?
New Principal
New; 01. Teachers are happy-We ALL are better-off after his arrival. 02. Students-Parents-Admin-BoD-Embassay..ALL are better-off after his arrival.
Local Heads of state: 1948-2018 Prime Ministers: 1948-1977
Executive Presidents: 1977-2018
Independence (1st)
Sri Lanka United-1
Colonialists Gone
1948-52: 5Y DS Senanayaka UNP-1946 Estd. 1st PM
Right Wing
Dudley Senanayaka
1952-53: 2Y Dudley Senanayaka UNP
Right Wing
John Kotelawala
1953-56: 4Y Sir. John Kotelawala UNP
Right Wing 9 Years-UNP 1948-56
Local ‘Tug of War’ began...!
Left Wing
Right Wing ‘Pain’ of ‘Tug of War’
‘Pain’ of Western Colonialism continues.
National Hero 1956-59: 3Y SWRD Bandaranaike SLFP
1st-SLFP
st 1 -Left
Wing
Nationalistic View Backed by; Sinhala Maha Saba
Sinhala Maha Saba
1956-59: 3Y SWRD Bandaranaike
1959-60: 3M W. Dahanayaka UNP
Left Wing
1960-July Dudley Senanayaka UNP
Right Wing Again 2nd Time
1960-1965; 6Y Srimavo B SLFP+ULF
Left Wing st 1 -Woman
Leader
1965-70: 6Y Dudley Senanayaka UNP
Right Wing Again 3nd Time
1970-77; 8Y Srimavo B SLFP+ULF
Left Wing
2nd Time
1st Executive President
1st
1977-1988 JR Jayawardana UNP Right Wing
JR Jayawardana Impacts; 1977 onwards
01. Executive Presidency 02.1978-New Constitution emerged 03. Wide OPEN Economy 04. Worked with ‘Western’ alliances
1989-93: 5Y R. Premadasa UNP
Right Wing Killed by LTTE
Sajith P
1993-94: 1Y DP Wijeythuge UNP Door opened to become the President Appointed as the Prime Minster
Appointed as Finance Minister Appointed as Minister of ...?
Right Wing
Ex-Premadasa
1994-2005:12Y Chandrika BK SLFP Nationalistic Hero
Left Wing
1st Woman Leader
Political Turmoil-Colombo
Lakhman Kadirkamar Minor attack by LTTE
Killed by LTTE 1932-12 August 2005 (aged 73)
Executive President PM-By Election
2001-2004: Ranil Wikramasinge UNP LTTE’s Power Up Treaty was Signed
Dead Lock
Political Turmoil Conflict of Power-Constitutional crisis
‘Tug of War’
Ranil’s Crisis LTTE up 2005: Chandrika SLFP-Extv President
Left Wing
Right Wing
National Hero Context-2005
Powerful Popular Leader
2005-2015: 11Y Mahindha Rajapaksa SLFP+UPFA Left Wing
Independence (2nd) 2009-Civil War Ended, Arm Struggles were eliminated totally from the map-26Y
Sri Lanka United-2
Next Successor..?
Mahinda R’s next Competitor/rival..?
Left +Right Wing
SLFPEx-Pr
2015-18 Maithripala SLFP+UNP UNP-PM
Contributors...!
Risk Analysis..?
Rv. Maduluwawa Rv. Athuruliya
Engr. Champika
Minority Votes
Finally:Maithripala Sirisena
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Conclusion Remarks Why..? Sri Lankan Women Cry..?
Conclusion Remarks Sri Lanka’s Strength & Weakness Analysis....? Required
MRM Says; 1. Thought ‘Vacuum’ Exists 2. Reliable ‘Nations’ to help?
Petrol form ‘Middle East’...!
Re-Build the Nation Moral based Thoughts from ‘Middle East’.! Available here..!
My Independence Day Messages..
To Children: To Teachers:
To School: To BoD & HE rd 3
MRM
independence - Emerging Good Governance-Good Form
Thanking You (04/02/18)
The End Thanks go to; ‘Great’ Naleem Haj.
University of Peradeniya-Sri Lanka