| 5000 BC | Ravana King of Lanka |
| 0543 BC | Landing of Vijaya from India |
| 0243 BC | Emperor Asoka's son Mahinda and daughter Sanghamitta bring Buddhism to Lanka Kanthrodai |
| 0205 BC | Elala Chola king rules Northern Lanka from Anuradhapura |
| 0161 BC | Elala defeated in an epic Battle by DutuGamunu of Ruhuna. |
| 0990 AD | Raja-Raja Chola rules Northern Lanka from Pollonaruwa.
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| 1070 AD | Lanka united under King Vijayabahu |
| 1053 AD | Parakrama Bahu the Great - Golden Era for Lanka. |
| 1284 AD | Ariya chakravarthis rule Jaffna Kingdom from Nallur till 1619 AD - coin |
| 1505 | Portuguese arrive in Colombo, - beginning of Colonial Rule |
| 1619 | Portuguese depose of Jaffna Kingdom. |
| 1656 | Dutch take over Rule of Coastal areas from Portuguese |
| 1796 | British take over rule of Coastal areas from Dutch |
| 1815 | British win Kandy and take control over whole island Kings of Kandy - Brides from Malabar coast - Tamil Language |
| 1833 | English made official language. |
| 1931 | British grant the right to vote and introduce power sharing. Donoughmore Commission - call for 50-50 for Minorities denied |
| 1948 Feb 04 | Ceylon gained independence The Lion Flag - Orange and Green stripes for Minorities D. S. Senanayake PM of Ceylon Text in English - Sinhala - Tamil on Stamps Coins and Currency |
| 1949 | Citizenship Act - Tamil tea and rubber plantations workers De-franchise |
| 1953 | Dudly Senanayake takes over as Prime Minister |
| 1956 Jun 14 | Sinhala Only - Sri on number plates.
Ceylon Armorial emblem. Text in Sinhala - Tamil - English on Stamps Coins and Currency |
| 1958 | Race Riots - Emergency'58 |
| 1959 Sep 26 | Bandaranaike assassinated by Buddhist monk. |
| 1960 Jul | Widow, Srimavo, World's first female premier |
| 1971 Apr 05 | Sinhala Marxist uprising led by students and activists. |
| 1972 May 22 | Republic constitution. Buddhism was afforded foremost recognition. |
| 1973 | "Standardization" G.C.E A/L for university admissions |
| 1975 May 05 | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam formed. |
| 1975 Jul 27 | Mayor of Jaffna Alfred Duraiappah was shot dead by Prabhakaran |
| 1978 Feb 04 | Constitution - Executive President Jayawardena |
| 1981 Jun | Jaffna Public Library was torched rebuilt |
| 1983 Jul 24 | land mine against the Srilanka army. 13 soldiers died. Attack by the Sinhala against Tamils in Colombo. |
| 1984 Nov 30 | Kent & Dollar farms - LTTE shot dead 49 Sinhala settlers |
| 1985 May 14 | 150 civilians shot by LTTE inside the sacred Sri Maha Bodhi premises. |
| 1987 Jul 29 | Indo-Srilanka Peace Accord - Jayawardena Deployment of Indian peace-keeping force. Indians sent to protect the Tamils are soon fighting the LTTE. |
| 1988-1989 | Left-wing Sinhala JVP begins campaign against Indo-Lankan agreement. LTTE supported by Premadasa. |
| 1989 Jan 02 | President Premadasa elected to office. |
| 1990 Mar | Indian troops leave on request by Premadasa |
| 1990 Jul | LTTE take control of Jaffna - LTTE impose a tax of 2 sovereigns on every resident. |
| 1991 May | Assassination of Indian premier Rajiv Gandhi in South India. |
| 1993 May 01 | President Premadasa Assassination |
| 1994 Nov 12 | President Chandarika Bandaranayaka wins Polls. |
| 1995 Oct | SLA regain control of Jaffna |
| 1996 Jan 31 | Bombing of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo- Fort, |
| 1998 Jan 25 | Bombing of the temple of Buddha's tooth relic, in Kandy LTTE Banned in Lanka. |
| 1999 Dec 21 | Kumaratunga is wounded in LTTE bomb attack at an election rally. Elected for second 6-year term in office. |
| 2001 Jul | Bombing of the Colombo Airport. $500 million damage |
| 2001 Dec 05 | United National Front wins election President and Parliment from differnt parties. |
| 2002 Feb 23 | Ban on LTTE removed in Lanka. Permanent cease-fire takes effect. Remain effective in India, USA Canada, UK and Australia |
| 2004 Feb 07 | President Kumaratunga calls for new elections on Apr 2nd. |
| 2004 Feb 17 | "Helaban" - 260 Buddhist Monks contest elections opposed to the breakup of Lanka |
Visit to Jaffna in 2003 May.
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Region currently controlled by LTTE. HSZ
Sinhala are a majority in Lanka and a minority in the South Asia.
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