Donoughmore Constitution

Japanese: Donoughmore Constitution(英語表記)DonoughmoreConstitution
Donoughmore Constitution

...After World War I, under the influence of the rising nationalist movement in various parts of India and the British labor movement, a movement for national self-determination and the revival of Buddhism gradually grew, mainly among the English-educated middle class. The Donoughmore Constitution of 1931 established a National Council based on universal suffrage, and granted the islanders autonomy to a certain extent, except for foreign affairs, finances, and public order. After World War II, with the help of nationalist movements in India, Pakistan, Burma, and other countries, the island gained independence as a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations on February 4, 1948. ...

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Japanese:

…第1次世界大戦以降,インド各地で高まりつつあった民族運動やイギリスの労働運動の影響下に,これらの英語教育を受けた中産階級を主体に,民族の自決や仏教の復興を目ざす運動がしだいに高まっていった。1931年のドノモア憲法Donoughmore Constitutionによって,普通選挙に基づく国家評議会が設置され,外交,財政,治安を除く一定の範囲で,島民の自治が認められた。そして,第2次世界大戦後,インド,パキスタン,ビルマなどの民族運動にも助けられ,イギリス連邦内の自治領として1948年2月4日に独立した。…

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