List of Presidents of Sri Lanka

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The complete list of Presidents of Sri Lanka includes the persons sworn into the office as President of Sri Lanka following the proclamation of the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.

Presidents

Parties

      United National Party       People's Alliance       United People's Freedom Alliance       Non-party

#	Name	Portrait	Entered office	Left Office	Political party		Notable events and achievements
1	William Gopallawa (1897–1981)		22 May 1972	4 February 1978	Non-party		Gopallawa was the last Governor General of Ceylon and the first (non-executive) President when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972, and changed its name to Sri Lanka.
2	Junius Richard Jayewardene (1906–1996)		4 February 1978	2 January 1989	United National Party		Jayewardene introduced the Executive Presidency in 1978, and assumed the position of President of Sri Lanka.
3	Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924–1993)		2 January 1989	1 May 1993	United National Party		Ranasinghe Premadasa was killed during a May day rally, by an LTTE suicide bomber.
4	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1916–2008)		2 May 1993	12 November 1994	United National Party		Wijetunga was appointed as president after Ranasinghe Premadasa's assassination by LTTE.
5	Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945–)		12 November 1994	19 November 2005	People's Alliance		Chandrika Kumarathunga became the first non-UNP president of the country. she's also a victim of assassination attempts by LTTE, which were all unsuccessful.
6	Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945–)		19 November 2005	Incumbent	United People's Freedom Alliance		Mahinda Rajapaksha ended 25 year long civil war and LTTE terrorism in the country.

See also

• President of Sri Lanka
• Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
• Politics of Sri Lanka
• Presidential Secretariat

References

General

• "Official Website of the President of Sri Lanka.". http://www.president.gov.lk/. Retrieved 15 September 2009. 
• "Handbook of the Parliament – Heads of State" (in English). http://www.parliament.lk/handbook_of_parliament/heads_of_state.jsp. Retrieved 15 September 2009. 

Specific

External links

• Indian Express on the Executive Presidency