Junius Richard Jayawardene Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Junius Richard Jayawardene, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Sri Lanka.

4 records1970–19834 events1 places

Chronological biography

1970

Party Leader1970

Politics / United Nationalist Party · Party Leader of UNP

Appointed Party Leader of the United Nationalist Party

1977

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka1977

Government / Government of Sri Lanka · Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

1978

President of Sri Lanka1978

Government / Government of Sri Lanka · President of Sri Lanka

Appointed President of Sri Lanka

1983

State of Emergency1983

Government / Government of Sri Lanka · President of Sri Lanka · Colombo

Decalres a state of emergency following Tamil-Sinhalese unrest

Titles and roles

Party Leader of UNP · President of Sri Lanka · Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.