President J. R. Jayewardene

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/President_J._R._Jayewardene
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Colombo
gptkb:Royal_College,_Colombo
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-09-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Colombo,_Ceylon
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ravi_Jayewardene
gptkbp:deathDate 1996-11-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:father gptkb:Eugene_Wilfred_Jayewardene
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Junius_Richard_Jayewardene
gptkbp:honorificPrefix His Excellency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label President J. R. Jayewardene
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Ceylon_National_Congress
gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Agnes_Helen_Don_Philip_Wijewardena
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Sri_Lankan
gptkbp:notableFor introducing executive presidency in Sri Lanka
open economic reforms in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:officeHolder gptkb:President_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:United_National_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_Gopallawa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:restingPlace Jayewardene family burial ground, Colombo
gptkbp:signature J. R. Jayewardene signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elina_Jayewardene
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ranasinghe_Premadasa
gptkbp:termEnd President of Sri Lanka, 1989-01-02
gptkbp:termStart President of Sri Lanka, 1978-02-04
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parliament_Building,_Colombo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7