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Rangaswamy Srinivasan
Rangaswamy Srinivasan Born: Feb. 28, 1929 Excimer eye surgery— IBM researchers Srinivasan, Wynne, and Blum developed this technique used in LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) eye…Sri Lanka
Infoplease has everything you need to know about Sri Lanka. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Sri Lanka's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture…Sri Lanka Map
Sri Lanka Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics Asia Map Map…Rajapaksa, Gotabaya
(Encyclopedia) Rajapaksa or Rajapakse, Gotabaya, 1949–, Sri Lankan political leader, president of Sri Lanka (2019–). He joined the Sri Lankan army in 1971, fought against Marxist insurrections and…Prabhakaran, Velupillai
(Encyclopedia) Prabhakaran, VelupillaiPrabhakaran, Velupillaivĕˈl&oomacr;pĭl-lī präbhäˈkärän [key], 1954–2009, Tamil nationalist guerrilla leader in Sri Lanka. Involved as a youth in protests…Biographies: Selected Jurists
Selected Jurists Henri La Fontaine See also U.S. Supreme Court Justices People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Supreme Court Facts Milestone Cases in…Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte
(Encyclopedia) Sri Jayewardenapura Kotte, city (1995 est. pop. 114,000), capital of Sri Lanka. A suburb of Colombo (the former capital) previously known as Kotte, the city was designated as the…Kumaratunga, Chandrika Bandaranaike
(Encyclopedia) Kumaratunga, Chandrika BandaranaikeKumaratunga, Chandrika Bandaranaikechŭnˈdrēkə bändränīˈkē k&oomacr;märˌət&oobreve;ngˈgə [key], 1945–, Sri Lankan politician, president of Sri…Palk Strait
(Encyclopedia) Palk StraitPalk Straitpôk, pôlk [key], 40 to 85 mi (64–137 km) wide, between India and Sri Lanka. At its southern end, it is studded with shoal reefs, forming Adam's Bridge (or Rama's…Jayaratne, D. M.
(Encyclopedia) Jayaratne, D. M. (Disanayayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne), 1931–, Sri Lankan political leader. A cofounder of the Sri Lanka Freedom party (1951), he was a teacher and postmaster until…Trending
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