<P> The Sinhala Only Act , formally the Official Language Act No. 33 of 1956 , was an act passed in the Parliament of Ceylon in 1956 . The act replaced English as the official language of Ceylon with Sinhalese . The act failed to give official recognition to Tamil , which had not received official recognition before . </P>
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The act replaced English as the official language of Ceylon with Sinhalese . The act failed to give official recognition to Tamil , which had not received official recognition before .