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Ceylon National Congress ලංකා ජාතික කොන්ග්රසය இலங்கை தேசிய காங்கிரஸ் | |
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| Abbreviation | CNC |
| Founder | Ponnambalam Arunachalam |
| Founded | 11 December 1919 |
| Dissolved | 1947 |
| Succeeded by | United National Party |
| Ideology | Sri Lankan independence Nationalism Anti-imperialism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
TheCeylon National Congress (Sinhala: ලංකා ජාතික කොන්ග්රසයLanka Jathika Kongrasaya) (CNC) was a political party in colonial-eraCeylon founded on 11 December 1919.[1] It was founded during a period where nationalism and support for theSri Lankan independence movement grew quite intensely amidstBritish colonial rule in Ceylon. It was formed by members of the Ceylon National Association (founded in 1888) and the Ceylon Reform League (founded in 1917).[2]
The Ceylon National Congress played an instrumental role in theSri Lankan independence movement.[3]Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam was the founding president of the party.[4] In October 1920,Sir James Peiris was elected president, staunchly supported byF. R. Senanayake and future prime ministerD. S. Senanayake.[5][6] Other former presidents includeD. B. Jayatilaka,E. W. Perera,C. W. W. Kannangara,Patrick de Silva Kularatne,H. W. Amarasuriya,W. A. de Silva,George E. de Silva andEdwin Wijeyeratne.[7] The Ceylon National Congress would pave the way for the formation of theUnited National Party. In 1943, D. S. Senanayake resigned from the Congress because he disagreed with its revised aim of achieving full freedom from theBritish Empire, preferringDominion status.[8]
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