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    Junius Richard Jayewardene (Sinhala: ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන; Tamil: ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated...
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  • Agnes Helen Wijewardene + Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene (1874–1932), Chief Justice Junius Richard Jayewardene (1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka, Prime...
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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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    Elizabeth II, was completed during the incumbency of President Junius Richard Jayewardene. the dam was ceremonially opened by the Prime Minister of the...
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  • between the populist Dudley Senanayake and the more conservative Junius Richard Jayewardene, a strong supporter of free-market and pro-American policies....
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  • Representatives from Georgia Junius Ho (born 1962), Hong Kong lawyer Junius Richard Jayewardene (1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka Junius J. Johnson (died 1898)...
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    Ambassador to Iran (1973–1977) Junius Richard Jayewardene (1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989 Richard Johnson (judge) (1937–2019), Irish...
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    stepped down from office in February 1978 when then Prime Minister Junius Richard Jayewardene became president following constitutional changes that effected...
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    by President J. R. Jayewardene. Ranasinghe Premadasa was born on 23 June 1924 at Dias Place, Colombo 11, to the family of Richard Ranasinghe (Ranasinghe...
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    D. Eisenhower would not meet with him, but instead sent Vice President Richard Nixon, whom Castro instantly disliked. After meeting Castro, Nixon described...
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  • official institute of the first executive President of Sri Lanka, Junius Richard Jayewardene. The centre is based on the United States model of Presidential...
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    William Gopallawa (1896–1981)  Sri Lanka Independent 1976 1978 Junius Richard Jayewardene (1906–1996) United National Party 1978 1979 Fidel Castro (1926–2016)...
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  • original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-29. "PASSAGE; DIED: JUNIUS RICHARD JAYEWARDENE" Archived 2009-05-10 at the Wayback Machine; obituary article;...
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    Appointer The President with advice of Prime Minister Inaugural holder Junius Richard Jayewardene Formation 26 September 1947 Website www.treasury.gov.lk...
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  • between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene. The accord was expected to resolve the Sri Lankan Civil War by enabling...
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    Jayewardene split the ministry into two ministries, forming the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1978, after Jayewardene became...
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  • 10 Jayewardene cabinet I 23 July 1977 7 September 1978 William Gopallawa (1972–1978) Junius Richard Jayewardene United National Party 11 Jayewardene cabinet...
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    Other distant members of the family include; Wijewardene family Junius Richard Jayewardene Ranil Wickremesinghe Ranjan Wijeratne Bothale Walawwa Woodlands...
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  • Agnes Helen Wijewardene + Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene (1874–1932), Chief Justice Junius Richard Jayewardene (1906–1996), President of Sri Lanka, Prime...
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  • president of the Russian Federation J. R. Jayewardene Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, named after Junius Richard Jayewardene, first executive president of Sri Lanka...
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    Gandhi government sought to make it clear to Sri Lankan president Junius Richard Jayewardene that armed intervention in support of the Tamil movement was an...
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    surprising comeback since its 1970 humiliation. Under the leadership of J.R. Jayewardene it had assiduously built up its ground organization. The UNP promised...
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  • Presidents (complete list) – William Gopallawa, President (1972–1978) Junius Richard Jayewardene, President (1978–1989) Ranasinghe Premadasa, President (1989–1993)...
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    ISBN 0-86171-509-8. de Silva, K. M.; William Howard Wriggins (1988). J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-8248-1183-6...
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  • Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu 1948–1950 A. E. Christoffelsz 1950–1952 Junius Richard Jayewardene 1952–1955 Lt. Col. Sabdharatnajyoti Saravanamuttu 1955–1956 Robert...
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  • Gunawardena Tyronne Fernando Sirisena Hettige I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla Junius Richard Jayewardene C.W.W. Kannangara Sir John Kotelawala Karunasena Kodituwakku Chandrika...
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    commemorating his 99th birth day. The Pagoda was declared open by Junius Richard Jayewardene, President of Sri Lanka on 28 February 1988. The Peace pagoda...
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  • National Honour "Vidya Jyothi Class I" conferred by President Junius Richard Jayewardene on the Independence Commemoration Day, 4 February 1986 Conferred...
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  • Asia-Pacific representative to UN-Habitat YAB Dorothy Fernando Painter Junius Richard Jayewardene Member of Parliament Kelaniya (1960), Colombo South (1960–1977)...
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    (known as Ashok Ferrey). His cousins were Upali Wijewardene and Junius Richard Jayewardene. Systems and energy in tropical farming, American Society of Agricultural...
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