Junius Richard Jayewardene (Sinhala: ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන; Tamil: ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated...
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J. R. Jayewardene Centre is an archive, library, and museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the official institute of the first executive President of Sri...
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second President of Sri Lanka, J. R. Jayewardene and was the First Lady of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1988. Elina Jayewardene was known for her social work;...
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"Ravi" Vimal Jayewardene (22 April 1936 – 2 April 2017) was a Sri Lankan aviator and sports shooter. He was the son of President J. R. Jayewardene and served...
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empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene. Parties United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka...
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that their race was targeted for annihilation. The then President J. R. Jayewardene admitted that members of his party had encouraged the violence against...
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Wilfred Jayewardene, KC (1874–1932), Justice of the Supreme Court + Agnes Helen Don Philip Wijewardene (sister of D. R. Wijewardena) J. R. Jayewardene (1906–1996)...
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Ranasinghe Premadasa (redirect from R. Premadasa)
highest civilian award, the Sri Lankabhimanya in 1986 by President J. R. Jayewardene. Ranasinghe Premadasa was born on 23 June 1924 at Dias Place, Colombo...
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1982 Sri Lankan presidential election (category J. R. Jayewardene)
Lanka for the first time on 20 October 1982. Incumbent president J. R. Jayewardene of the governing United National Party was re-elected, receiving 53%...
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike (redirect from Sirimavo R. D. Bandaranaike)
negotiator and a leader among the Non-Aligned Nations. Losing against J. R. Jayewardene in a colossal landslide in the 1977 election and as the UNP government...
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