Permanent historical factsheet

President of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka · Government / Government of Sri Lanka. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records

1972–2019Date range

7Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1972

William Gopallawa1972

Government / Government of Sri Lanka

Appointed President of Sri Lanka

1978

Junius Richard Jayawardene1978

Government / Government of Sri Lanka

Appointed President of Sri Lanka

1989

Ranasinghe Premadasa1989

Government / Government of Sri Lanka

Appointed President of Sri Lanka

1993

Dingiri Banda Wijetunge1993

Government / Government of Sri Lanka

Appointed President of Sri Lanka

1994

Chandrika Kumoratunga9 November 1994

Government / Government of Sri Lanka

Appointed President of Sri Lanka, 1st woman to hold this post

Chandrika Kumaratunga1994

Government / Government of Sri Lanka

Appointed President of Sri Lanka

2019

Gotabaya Rajapaksa18 November 2019

Colombo · Government / Government of Sri Lanka

Inaugurated as President of Sri Lanka.

Names involved

Chandrika KumaratungaChandrika KumoratungaDingiri Banda WijetungeGotabaya RajapaksaJunius Richard JayawardeneRanasinghe PremadasaWilliam Gopallawa

Provenance

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