What the records say
- When
- Aug 1953
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 7.00° N, 80.00° E
- Description
- country-wide strike in British Ceylon
Placed at the district its description names, British Ceylon.
1953 Ceylonese hartal
Country-wide strike in British Ceylon
The Hartal 1953 was a country-wide demonstration of civil disobedience and strike, commonly known as a hartal, held in Ceylon on 12 August 1953. It was organized to protest against the policies and actions of the incumbent United National Party government. It was the first mass political action in Ceylon and the first major social crisis after independence.
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