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Political party in Sri Lanka
Buddhist Republican Party
LeaderA. P. de Zoysa
Founded1952
IdeologyNationalism

The Buddhist Republican Party (abbreviated BRP) was a nationalist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was founded by A. P. de Zoysa in 1952.

BRP fielded three candidates in the 1952 parliamentary election. The party mustered 3,987 votes (0.17% of the national vote). The election symbol of the party was a flower.

References

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  3. Goonatilake, Susantha. Anthropologizing Sri Lanka: A Eurocentric Misadventure. Bloomington : Indiana Univ. Press, 2001. p. 249
  4. Sunday Times. Gaveshaka recalls significant events in May after Independence
  5. Asia Times. Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces
  6. Sri Lanka, and T. V. Goonetilleke. A Hand Book of the Legislatures of Sri Lanka, 1931-85. : Library of Parliament, 1985. p. 7
  7. Parliaments of Ceylon. Associated Newspapers of Ceylon, 1960. p. 30


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