Ceylon National Congress
The Ceylon National Congress (CNC) was a Nationalist political party which was formed in Ceylon on 11 December 1919.[1] It was founded after nationalism grew quite intensely in the early 20th century during the British Colonial rule in Ceylon. The Ceylon National Congress played an instrumental role in the attainment of Sri Lanka's independence later in 1948.[2] Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam was the founding president of the party.[3] In 1921 Sir James Peiris was elected President, staunchly supported by F.R. Senanayake and D.S. Senanayake.[4] Other former presidents include D. B. Jayatilaka, E. W. Perera, C. W. W. Kannangara, H. W. Amarasuriya, W. A. de Silva and George E. de Silva.
