As a British crown colony, the island was known as Ceylon; it achieved independence as the Dominion of Ceylon in 1948. In 1972, its formal name was changed to “Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka” on a day like today, 45 years ago. Before 1972, the country was ruled under a Constitution adopted
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