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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 a Sri Lankan lawyer, Public official and a stateman who served as Prime Minister of ...
prime minister (1977-1978), Sri Lanka. Political Affiliation: United National Party. J.R. Jayewardene (born Sept. 17, 1906, Colombo, Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]—died Nov. 1, 1996, Colombo, Sri Lanka) was a lawyer and public official who served as president of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989. The son of a Supreme Court judge, Jayewardene graduated from ...
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Nov 2, 1996 · Mr. Jayewardene grew up in a privileged, English-speaking family in Colombo, and was looked after by a British nanny during an age when Sri Lanka's hallmarks were an old-fashioned civility and a ...
Childhood & Early Life. Junius Richard Jayewardene was born on 17 September 1906 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Honourable Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene and Agnes Helen Don Philip Wijewardena. He belonged to a privileged family with strong ties to the legal fraternity and his father went on to serve as the Chief Justice of Ceylon.
Sep 11, 2021 · J R Jayewardene was the first executive President of Sri Lanka. He began his political career as the finance minister of Ceylon in 1946. He was a pioneer who brought about an economic upsurge decade following independence. Sri Lankan economy continued to grow owing to measures he took, even amidst a civil war.
Ananda Tissa de Alwis, Gamini Dissanayake, Ranil Wickramasinghe and J. R. Jayewardene. Junius Richard Jayawardene, most commonly known as J R Jayawardene, was the 1st Executive President of Sri Lanka and ruled for 2 terms from 1978 to 1989.
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Junius Richard Jayewardene was born 17-9-1906 to the lawyer and later Chief Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene and his wife Agnes Helen. The eldest of eleven children, he as educated at Royal College, Colombo. An active career at school included prizes for reading and oratory, being a member of the cricket team and playing in the Royal-Thomian ...
