CPSL May Day poster in Kandy

CPSL Kandy provincial election candidate, CYF President Raja Uswetakeiyyawa

Communist Youth Federation

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History

The CPSL was founded as the Communist Party of Ceylon in 1943, and was a continuation of the United Socialist Party. The USP had been formed out of the pro-USSR wing of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party. The USP was proscribed by the colonial authorities. The Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Sri Lanka Equal Society Party - LSSP) is a trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. ...

The USP and then the CPC were initially led by Dr. S.A. Wickremesinghe.

In 1952 Wickremesinghe's wife, the English-born Doreen Young Wickremasinghe, a former leader of the Suriya-Mal Movement, was elected to the Sri Lankan parliament. Doreen Wickremasinghe (also known before her marriage, as Doreen Young) was a British Leftist who became a prominent Communist politician in Sri Lanka and a Member of Parliament (MP). ... The Suriya-Mal Movement was formed in British ruled Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to sell Suriya (Portia tree) flowers on Poppy Day for the benefit of Sri Lankan ex-servicemen. ... The Parliament of Sri Lanka is a Unicameral 225-member legislature elected by universal suffrage and proportional representation for a six-year term. ...

In 1963 the Communist Party, Lanka Sama Samaja Party and the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna formed the United Left Front. The ULF broke down in 1964 when the then Prime Minister Bandaranaike offered ministerial posts to LSSP and the CP. The Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Sri Lanka Equal Society Party - LSSP) is a trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka. ... The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (Peoples United Front) is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. ...

In 1968, the CP joined the LSSP and the SLFP joined together in the United Front. In the 1970 government, Pieter Keuneman became Minister of Housing and Construction and B.Y. Tudawe, Deputy Minister of Education. However, one faction of the party, led by S. A. Wickremasinghe and Indika Gunawardena, maintained a line of critical support for the government. The United Front was a polical alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) and the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) in 1968. ... Peter Keuneman was a prominent Marxist member of Parliament and a leading figure in the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP). ...

After the general election of 1977, for the first time in half a century, the CPSL found itself without parliamentary representation, receiving about 2 % of the vote. However, after a subsequent election petition, Sarath Muttetuwegama was elected to the Kalawana seat in a by-election. A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

Later CPSL joined the People's Alliance, the front led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. When SLFP shelved the PA and formed the United People's Freedom Alliance together with Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna ahead of the 2004 elections, CPSL and LSSP initially stayed out. They did however, sign a memorandum with the UPFA at a later stage and contested the elections on the UPFA platform. CPSL does not, however, consider itself a member of UPFA. The Peoples Alliance is the English name of several parties Spain The Peoples Alliance (in Spanish Alianza Popular) was a political party in Spain. ... The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is a major political party in Sri Lanka. ... UPFA election symbol The United Peoples Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. ... The Peoples Liberation Front (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna) is a Marxist Sri Lankan political party in Sri Lanka. ... Legislative elections were held in Sri Lanka on 2 April 2004. ...

The CPSL had one member of parliament in 2004, party general secretary D.E.W. Gunasekara. Gunasekara expected to become the speaker of the Sri Lankan parliament, but lost by a handful of votes. Gunasekara was then sworn in as the Minister for Constitutional Affairs. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The youth wing of CPSL is the Communist Youth Federation. CYF is a member organization of the World Federation of Democratic Youth. The World Federation of Democratic Youth is a youth organization, recognized by the United Nations as an international youth non-governmental organization. ...

For many years the CPSL published the Aththa (Truth) Sinhala newspaper, which became part of the popular cultural discourse. Its English organ was the Forward weekly. Sinhala (also Sinhalese, formerly Singhalese) is the language spoken by the Sinhalese, the largest ethnic group of Sri Lanka. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

In Tamil, the party is called இலங்கை கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி. Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a classical language and one of the major languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. ...

External link

• Gift from CPSL to the SED in 1976