The document summarizes presidents in Sri Lanka, beginning with Sir William Gopallawa being the first president in 1972 after Sri Lanka declared itself a republic. It lists several Sri Lankan presidents including J.R. Jayewardene, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the current president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Brief biographical details are provided for some of the presidents such as their dates of birth and death and terms in office. A video is also mentioned but no other details are given about its content.

1. Presidents in Srilanka
By
Okith Wickramasinghe
9H

2. Content
•Introduction
•Presidents in srilanka
•video

3. Introduction
• The first president in sri lanka was sir William
Gopallawa in 1972.
• The first presidential election was in 1972.
• In 1931 june 13 to 20 was the first Ceylonese council
election

4. Presidents and Priministers in srilanka
• President William Gopallawa
• President J. R. Jayewardene
• President Ranasinghe Premadasa
• President D. B. Wijetunga
• President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
• President Mahinda Rajapaksa
• President Maithripala Sirisena
• President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

5. William Goppallawa
• William Gopallawa, MBE was the last Governor-General of Ceylon
from 1962 to 1972 and became the first and only Non-Executive
President of Sri Lanka when Ceylon declared itself a republic in 1972
and changed its name to Sri Lanka.
• Born: September 17, 1897, Matale
• Died: January 31, 1981,Colombo
• Presidential term: May 22, 1972 – February 4, 1978

6. President J. R. Jayewardene
• Junius Richard Jayewardene, commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as
J.R., was the leader of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1989, serving as Prime
Minister from 1977 to 1978 and as the second President of Sri Lanka
from 1978 to 1989.
• Born: September 17, 1906, Colombo
• Died: November 1, 1996, Colombo
• Presidential term: 1978 -1989

7. President Ranasinghe Premadasa
• Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa was the third President of
Sri Lanka from 2 January 1989 to 1 May 1993. Before that, he served
as the Prime Minister in the government headed by J. R. Jayewardene
from 6 February 1978 to 1 January 1989. Wikipedia
• Born: June 23, 1924, Sri Lanka
• Assassinated: May 1, 1993, Colombo
• Previous offices: President of Sri Lanka (1989–1993),

8. Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa, commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa, is
a Sri Lankan politician serving as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since
2019, and previously from 2004 to 2005. Wikipedia
• Born: November 18, 1945 (age 75 years), Weeraketiya
• Government period: 2005 to 2010 and 2010 to 2015

9. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
• Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, RWP, RSP, psc,
GR is a Sri Lankan politician and former military officer currently
serving as the 8th President of Sri Lanka since 2019. Wikipedia
• Born: June 20, 1949 (age 72 years), Matara
• Full name: Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa