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requesting a separate
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The proclamations were only meant to be a temporary measure until a referendum was held in the
Eastern Province on a permanent merger between the two provinces. However, the referendum was never held and successive Sri Lankan presidents have issued proclamations annually extending the life of the
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The 13th
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controlling this province, directly or indirectly, alarmed them greatly. On 14 July 2006, after a long campaign against the merger, the
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