DN PUBLISHER: LIST OF PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA

Name	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Notable events and achievements
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945–)	12 November 1994	19 November 2005	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (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.
Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945–)	19 November 2005	Incumbent	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (United People's Freedom Alliance)	Mahinda Rajapaksha ended 25 year long civil war and LTTE terrorism in the country.

Saturday, September 14, 2013