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List of presidents of Sri Lanka

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Prime Minister at the time of Premadasa's assassination. Appointed as acting president and continued in that capacity until 7 May 1993 when he was elected by Parliament to the office of president under Article 40 of the
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled on a military jet on Wednesday after angry protesters seized his home and office, and appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president while he is
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as Prime Minister in May 2022, following Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation. Resigned on 14 July, after
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Appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister. Amassed extensive presidential powers through the
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Introduced the Executive Presidency in 1978, and assumed the position of president of Sri Lanka.
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Defeated Rajapaksa in his unprecedented bid for a third term. Ran as a candidate of the
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Appointed as acting president following the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who
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Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as acting president - govt official
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Alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War
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Gunasekara, Skandha; Schmall, Emily; Mashal, Mujib (14 July 2022).
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to the office of president under Article 40 of the Constitution.
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the day before, designating Wickremesinghe as acting president.
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Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment
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and the first (non-executive) President when Ceylon
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Economic mismanagement led the country to an 2412:Lists of political office-holders in Sri Lanka 857:10 years, 11 months and 29 days 2305: 481: 8: 1739:2 years, 7 months and 26 days 1580:4 years, 10 months and 9 days 725:5 years, 8 months and 13 days 1906:2 years, 2 months and 4 days 1874: 1867: 1860: 1719: 1682: 1569: 1538: 1531: 1419:9 years, 1 month and 21 days 1391: 1384: 1377: 1230: 1223: 1153:1 year, 6 months and 10 days 1142: 1135: 1103: 1096: 1089: 959: 952: 945: 833: 826: 819: 807:Minister of Planning & Economic Affairs 740:in 1972, and changed its name to Sri Lanka. 707: 700: 693: 2312: 2298: 2290: 2078:"Presidential candidates cast their votes" 1373:Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping 488: 474: 28: 2142:"Speaker yet to receive GRs resignation" 1904: 1897: 1796: 1784: 1737: 1630: 1618: 1578: 1564: 1479: 1467: 1417: 1406: 1317: 1305: 1270: 1252: 1180: 1168: 1151: 1130: 1019: 1007: 977: 970: 883: 871: 855: 848: 759: 747: 723: 718: 650: 638: 2010: 1974: 1607:. Failed to act on intelligence of the 528:by the 1978 Constitution introduced by 31: 1595:. 100-day reform program. Reinstated 626: 607: 7: 1980: 1978: 1963:List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka 630: 589: 2168:Jayasinghe, Uditha (14 July 2022). 1443:infrastructure development projects 1197:சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்கே குமாரதுங்கா 1755:20th Amendment to the Constitution 1593:19th Amendment to the Constitution 1591:and was mainly backed by the UNP. 25: 1984:Indirect election by parliarment. 1298:, all of which were unsuccessful. 2380: 1919:2022 Sri Lankan political crisis 1790: 1631: 1624: 1480: 1473: 1318: 1311: 1181: 1174: 1020: 1013: 884: 877: 760: 753: 651: 644: 448: 41: 2104:Pathi, Krutika (13 July 2022). 1903: 1896: 1884: 1781: 1742: 1736: 1728: 1712: 1706: 1696: 1689: 1615: 1577: 1563: 1553: 1464: 1416: 1405: 1302: 1275: 1269: 1261: 1251: 1237: 1165: 1150: 1129: 1113: 1004: 976: 969: 868: 854: 847: 811:Minister of Plan Implementation 744: 722: 717: 635: 18:List of Presidents of Sri Lanka 2140:Marian, Teena (14 July 2022). 979:4 years and 4 months 1: 2282:"Heads of State of Sri Lanka" 1272:11 years and 7 days 2407:Lists of national presidents 1085:Minister of Buddhist Affairs 815:Minister of Higher Education 135:Ministries of the Government 1685:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 1599:as Chief Justice. Promoted 1437:insurgency in the country. 1369:Minister of Law & Order 571:Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 370:Ministry of Foreign Affairs 130:Ministers of the Government 2428: 768:Junius Richard Jayewardene 738:declared itself a republic 734:Governor-General of Ceylon 2378: 2327: 2036:. Parliament of Sri Lanka 1921:. On 20 July 2022 he was 1911: 1881: 1841: 1789: 1782: 1751: 1703: 1671: 1623: 1616: 1585: 1560: 1520: 1472: 1465: 1424: 1402: 1358: 1310: 1303: 1284: 1248: 1221: 1173: 1166: 1158: 1110: 1074: 1012: 1005: 984: 966: 937:Minister of Buddha Sasana 930: 876: 869: 862: 844: 800: 752: 745: 730: 714: 691: 643: 636: 619: 615:Other ministerial offices 614: 595: 350:Grama Niladhari divisions 1958:Presidential Secretariat 1767:anti-government protests 1447:feud with Sarath Fonseka 776:ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா 703:Sirimavo Bandaranaike II 592: 524:. It was empowered with 323:Administrative geography 170:Leader of the Opposition 63:Previous constitutions: 2402:Presidents of Sri Lanka 2347:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga 2321:Presidents of Sri Lanka 1534:Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1380:Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1226:Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1042:டிங்கிரி பண்ட விஜேதுங்க 1034:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga 561:Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2058:. CNN. 1 November 1996 1848:Minister of Technology 1678:Minister of Technology 1039:ඩිංගිරි බණ්ඩා විජේතුංග 502:president of Sri Lanka 385:Diplomatic missions of 190:Constitutional Council 2352:Chandrika Kumaratunga 1923:elected by Parliament 1863:United National Party 1597:Shirani Bandaranayake 1454:Shirani Bandaranayake 1292:Sirimavo Bandaranaike 1189:Chandrika Kumaratunga 1092:United National Party 948:United National Party 822:United National Party 773:ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන 617:held while president 551:United National Party 34:Politics of Sri Lanka 2372:Ranil Wickremesinghe 2362:Maithripala Sirisena 2342:Ranasinghe Premadasa 1995:New Democratic Front 1799:Ranil Wickremesinghe 1771:Ranil Wickremesinghe 1609:2019 Easter bombings 1589:New Democratic Front 1488:Maithripala Sirisena 1431:Sri Lankan Civil War 1194:චන්ද්‍රිකා කුමාරතුංග 898:Ranasinghe Premadasa 455:Sri Lanka portal 175:Member of Parliament 125:Cabinet of Ministers 1852:Minister of Finance 1844:Minister of Defence 1775:fleeing the country 1761:, and a subsequent 1674:Minister of Defence 1523:Minister of Defence 1496:மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன 1365:Minister of Finance 1361:Minister of Defence 1081:Minister of Finance 1077:Minister of Defence 933:Minister of Defence 803:Minister of Defence 732:Served as the last 522:ceremonial position 252:Election Commission 222:Magistrate's Courts 165:Leader of the House 2367:Gotabaya Rajapaksa 2232:The New York Times 1639:Gotabaya Rajapaksa 1493:මෛත්‍රීපාල සිරිසේන 667:வில்லியம் கோபள்ளவா 610:Electoral mandates 2389: 2388: 2357:Mahinda Rajapaksa 2337:J. 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