<P> The Sri Lankan independence movement was a peaceful political movement which aimed at achieving independence and self - rule for Sri Lanka , then Ceylon , from the British Empire . It was initiated around the turn of the 20th century and led mostly by the educated middle class . It succeeded when , on February 4 , 1948 , Ceylon was granted independence as the Dominion of Ceylon . Dominion status within the British Commonwealth was retained for the next 24 years until May 22 , 1972 when it became a republic and was renamed the Republic of Sri Lanka . </P>
<P> The Sri Lankan independence movement was a peaceful political movement which aimed at achieving independence and self - rule for Sri Lanka , then Ceylon , from the British Empire . It was initiated around the turn of the 20th century and led mostly by the educated middle class . It succeeded when , on February 4 , 1948 , Ceylon was granted independence as the Dominion of Ceylon . Dominion status within the British Commonwealth was retained for the next 24 years until May 22 , 1972 when it became a republic and was renamed the Republic of Sri Lanka . </P>
when did sri lanka leave the british empire
when did sri lanka leave the british empire
February 4 , 1948
February 4 , 1948