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J. R. Jayewardene. Junius Richard Jayewardene ( Sinhala: ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන, Tamil: ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as J.R., was the second president of Sri Lanka. Jayewardene introduced the ...
J. R. Jayewardene turned the country into a major tourist destination during his tenure as the Minister of State from 1965 to 1970, when the subject of tourism was under his purview. Under his stint as the President, Sri Lanka saw rapid economic growth as he ushered in an era of free markets and provided boost to the private sector
Elina Jayewardene. 米国のレーガン大統領と米国民へ子象を贈るジャヤワルダナ大統領（1984年）. ジュニウス・リチャード・ジャヤワルダナ （ 1906年 9月17日 - 1996年 11月1日 ）は、 スリランカ の第2代 大統領 。. 英国 統治下の セイロン で頭角を現し、独立後は ...
Sep 14, 2022 · In Sri Lanka “all changed” and “changed utterly” with the ascension of Junius Richard Jayewardene to the premier seat of power in 1977. J.R. Jayewardene known popularly as “JR” ushered in political, economic and electoral changes that utterly changed Sri Lanka. Those of us who are old enough to have experienced this change, are ...
The Jayewardene cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by Prime Minister (later President) J. R. Jayewardene between 1977 and 1989. It was formed in July 1977 after the parliamentary election and it ended in January 1989 when Jayewardene's second limited term ended.
Dec 16, 2020 · J.R. Jayewardene was very much a part of that intoxicating optimism and also the subsequent atrophy; the slow descent from hope and promise to disillusionment, cynicism and degradation. As observed by Kumari Jayawardena, the eminent academic, our biographers are inclined to eulogise their subject, it matters not the character’s true legacy.
Feb 4, 2017 · Sri Lanka was forced into making a deal with India as its own armed forces had twice refused to “take Jaffna”, then President J.R. Jayewardene has been quoted as saying in a declassified ...
