[DOC] [TLE] Sinhala Only Act - Wikipedia [PAR] The Sinhala Only Act, formally the Official Language Act No. 33 of 1956, was an 
act passed in the Parliament of Ceylon in 1956. The act replaced English as the 
official language of Ceylon with Sinhalese. ... In 1951, the ambitious Solomon 
Bandaranaike broke with his party, the conservative United National Party (UNP), 
and... [DOC] [TLE] S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike - Wikipedia [PAR] Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike frequently referred to as S.W.R.D. 
Bandaranaike, ... As such, he made Sinhala the official language of the country, 
downgrading the official status of English and promoting socialist, non-Western 
policies that profoundly changed the course of Ceylonese politics in the following
... [DOC] [TLE] (Post)Colonial language: English, Sinhala, and Tamil in Sri Lanka [PAR] (Post)Colonial Language: English, Sinhala, and Tamil in Sri Lanka ... [3] Although 
both these languages currently hold official status in the country, English has 
often .... [7] But the economy changed with the opening up of plantations, and .... 
Dharmasadasa contends that S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and his Mahajana 
Eksath... [DOC] [TLE] S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike | prime minister of Sri Lanka | Britannica.com [PAR] S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, in full Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (
born Jan. ... by the majority community, replaced English as the official language 
of the country, ... (now Sri Lanka) making Sinhalese the official language of the 
country. ... language, encouraged Buddhism, changed political structure of 
country;... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka - Atlapedia Online [PAR] LANGUAGES: The official language is Sinhala and Tamil, while English is also 
widely spoken. ... In 1956 Solomon Bandaranaike was elected Prime Minister 
and his ... In 1972 the country changed its name from Ceylon to Sri Lanka. In Oct. [DOC] [TLE] S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike - Wikiquote [PAR] S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike: Well, when our country became independent, ... 
aroused... of national language. superseding English as the official language of 
the country. Sinhalese, we decided upon, as the official language, because 70% 
of the... [DOC] [TLE] Sirimavo Bandaranaike | The Economist [PAR] Oct 19, 2000 ... Mrs Bandaranaike's husband, Solomon, had become prime minister in ... She 
made Sinhala the sole official language, replacing English and ... Her 
government nationalised the country's main industries, and placed Sinhalese in 
charge. ... were well run by Tamils, were turned over to Sinhalese control. [DOC] [TLE] Obituary: Sirima Bandaranaike | News | The Guardian [PAR] Oct 10, 2000 ... Thanks to Sirima Bandaranaike, who has died of a heart attack aged ... the 
world's first woman prime minister, but went on to head her country's ... Her 
marriage, in 1940, to Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, then a 
brilliant, ... to replace English with Sinhala as the island's sole official language,... [DOC] [TLE] S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike - Expand Your Mind - Topics [PAR] Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike ( Sinhalese :   
... As such, he made Sinhala the official language of the country, downgrading 
the .... calling for English to be replaced by Sinhala as the island's official 
language. ... of deference to Ceylon's Tamil minority, but changed its position in 
early 1956. [DOC] [TLE] SWRD Bandaranaike: Assassination of a Prime Minister | dbsjeyaraj ... [PAR] Sep 25, 2009 ... The Sri Lanka Freedom Party led by SWRD Bandaranaike swept the ... Sinhala 
had been declared the sole official language of the country. .... The Supreme 
court trial began on 22nd February 1961 with an English speaking Jury before .... 
SWRD was a born and baptised Christian who changed religion to... [DOC] [TLE] How Ceylon/Sri Lanka Mishandled the Tamils in the words of Lee ... [PAR] Apr 16, 2015 ... He had promised to make Sinhala the national language and ... three languages: 
Sinhala to the majority, Tamil to Tamils, and English to the ... In 1972 Prime 
Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike had already changed the country's... [DOC] [TLE] Sri Lanka: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts ... [PAR]

Question: Solomon Bandaranaike switched this country's official language from English to Sinhalese
Answer: Sri Lanka