The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya Tamil: இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி) is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and since then has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in government on a number of occasions.
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