ocr: SriLankca has been inhabited by the l'amils and Sinhalese since before the 6th century.Named Ceylon under the British Empire, the island became independent in 1948. 1948 Indian l'amil workers stripped of suttrage and citizenship rights. 1956 SLFP wins election on platform to make Sinhalese the sole language. Civil disobedience by l'amils. Anti-Tamil pogroms. 1970 Maoist Sinhalese JVPrebellion in south put down. - 1972 Name changedto SriLankca. 1983 Civil war erupts between Tamil LITE and Sinhalese. 1989 - - JVPi isurgency ends. 1990 Failed peace tallcs. 1993 President Premadasa assassinated.
