"nationalist" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In the midst of the war, a revolt by militant Sinhalese nationalists was ruthlessly crushed by President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
- That action set off an extremely violent reaction among radical Sinhalese nationalists in the south of the country, who - like the President himself - blamed India for having earlier armed and trained the Tamils.
- There is a theory proposed by Sinhalese nationalists that points to the southern part of Sri Lanka as the capital of Ravana, hence the name Ruhuna came to existence.
- Monks in Sri Lanka have joined or supported extreme Sinhalese nationalists who murdered thousands of "class enemies" in the 1980's.
- In the late 1980's, a militant Sinhalese movement called the People's Liberation Front began a campaign of terror and assassinations intended to topple the Government and bring hard-line Sinhalese nationalists to power.
- Sri Lanka's new president, Mahinda Rajapakse, who came to power with the backing of the southern ethnic Sinhalese nationalists, has, since his election in November, given a nod to continued Norwegian mediation.
- Sinhalese ethnic nationalists in the South denounced the aid-sharing.
- As funerals began taking place all over Sri Lanka today the Government has continued to reject calls for revenge from Sinhalese nationalists.
- Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan Army is in the south and center to quell attacks by Sinhalese nationalists also opposed to the accord.
- Their presence was resented by Sinhalese nationalists.
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