"politician" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The colonial government arrested many prominent Sinhalese politicians and leaders on charges of treason and their houses were searched.
- The preponderance of Tamils over their natural share of the population was used by populist Sinhalese politicians to come to political power by promising to elevate the Sinhalese people.
- The same mob after listening to a speech by populist Sinhalese politicians urging them to boycott Tamil business went on a looting spree in the city.
- Prominent Sinhalese politicians such as Dudley Senanayake and Ranasinghe Premadasa have associated with the temple upkeep by building, renovation and cleaning projects.
- The SLFP campaign of 1956 was the first in Ceylon's history where communal feelings against the minority Tamil community were deliberately stirred up by Sinhalese politicians for electoral gain.
- In Colombo, heavily armed troops and armored cars stood guard as three Sinhalese politicians formally declared their candidacy for president of this Indian Ocean island reeling from war and ethnic unrest.
- The demand for a sovereign Tamil state was considered as a threat of Balkanization to India, and also raised concerns among the Sinhalese politicians in Sri Lanka.
- After gaining independence from Britain in 1948, Sinhalese politicians made the apparent over representation a political issue.
- Short-sighted Sinhalese politicians decided, after independence in 1948, to make Sinhalese the only official language.
- The proposal caused an uproar among Sinhalese politicians, Tamils say.
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