J.R. Jayewardene
J.R. Jayewardene was a key figure in Sri Lankan politics, serving as the country's first executive president from 1978 to 1989. He was instrumental in the economic liberalization of Sri Lanka, shifting the nation towards a free-market economy and implementing policies that encouraged foreign investment. His leadership style and reforms significantly influenced the political landscape of Sri Lanka, making him a pivotal character in the country's modern history.
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J. R. Jayewardene took steps to include a separate provision in the 1978 constitution regarding the discipline of monks.
ධර්මාධිකරණයක් පිහිටුවීමේ බලයක් රජයට නෑ
Sri Lanka· 2026-05-31
J. R. Jayewardene took steps to include a separate provision in the 1978 constitution regarding monks' discipline.
ධර්මාධිකරණයක් පිහිටුවීමේ බලයක් රජයට නෑSri Lanka· 2026-05-31
J.R. Jayewardene's administration saw significant constitutional changes.
ආණ්ඩුවලට අභියෝගයක් වූ නව ව්යවස්ථාවSri Lanka· 2026-02-07
J. R. Jayewardene is mentioned as a former president who contributed to the parliament of Sri Lanka.
ජවිපෙ උදවියට පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ ඉඳගන්න වත් අයිතියක් නෑSri Lanka· 2025-11-17
J.R. Jayewardene introduced a new liberal economic policy in Sri Lanka through his first budget presented in November 1977.
අයවැයේ නොපෙනෙන පැත්ත - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-11-14
J.R. Jayewardene was involved in the political discussions regarding the appointment of the Diyawadana Nilame.
ජනාධිපති අත්සනින් දියවඩන නිලමේ පත්කරන්න ජේ.ආර්. දැගලූ හැටිSri Lanka· 2025-10-31
J.R. Jayewardene's 1978 constitution significantly impacted local governance in Sri Lanka.
පළාත් සභාව දේශපාලන විකෘතියක් - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-10-30
J.R. Jayewardene was the former president who drafted the current constitution in 1978.
ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයට කල්මැරීම - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-10-23
J. R. Jayewardene was a prominent political leader in Sri Lanka, known for his long tenure as a statesman.
පැසසුම් ගැරහුම් සමව විඳි කීර්තිධර ජන නායකයා ජේ.ආර්.Sri Lanka· 2025-09-17
Former President J. R. Jayewardene provided guidance during the construction of the current Parliament building.
මැතිසබේ වහලත් හිල්වෙලා - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-09-06
Former President J. R. Jayewardene provided guidance during the construction of the current Parliament building.
මැතිසබේ වහලත් හිල්වෙලා - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-09-06J. R. Jayewardene's government reopened the Israeli diplomatic office in Sri Lanka in 1977.
ඊශ්රායලය ලංකාවේ පැළපදියම් වූ හැටිSri Lanka· 2025-09-01
J. R. Jayewardene's government reopened the Israeli diplomatic office in Sri Lanka.
ඊශ්රායලය ලංකාවේ පැළපදියම් වූ හැටිSri Lanka· 2025-09-01
Former President J.R. Jayewardene expressed his views on the state of the opposition in developed countries compared to Sri Lanka.
අර්බුද - විපක්ෂයේ වගකීම - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-08-28
J.R. Jayewardene had a residence named Bremer in Colombo.
හිටපු ජනපතින්ගේ තටු කැපිල්ලේ ඇතුළු පැත්තSri Lanka· 2025-08-09
J. R. Jayewardene was the President of Sri Lanka during the time of significant military operations against terrorism.
අභීත සෙන්පති කොබ්බෑකඩුව නොමියෙන මතකයSri Lanka· 2025-08-08
J.R. Jayewardene was instrumental in establishing the National Youth Services Council in 1967.
යෞවන නිලවරණ දේශපාලන අතපෙවීම් - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-08-07
J. R. Jayewardene was the former President of Sri Lanka who signed the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
උතුරු නැගෙනහිර එකම මහ ඇමැති වර්ධරාජා පෙරුමාල්Sri Lanka· 2025-08-04
J. R. Jayewardene introduced the second republican constitution in 1978.
යළි කරළියට එන අලුත් ව්යවස්ථා පොරොන්දුවSri Lanka· 2025-08-02
J.R. Jayewardene was the President of Sri Lanka who ordered military actions against terrorism during his tenure.
චෙම්මනි යටගියාවේ ඛේදාන්තය - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-07-27
J.R. Jayewardene is mentioned as a leader who introduced food rationing during a time of severe food shortages in the country.
Sunday LankadeepaSri Lanka· 2025-07-20J. R. Jayewardene was the finance minister who decided to cut subsidies abruptly in 1953.
ශ්රී ලංකාව අර්බුදයක - 1953 හර්තාලය 2022 හර්තාලයSri Lanka· 2025-07-17
J.R. Jayewardene was the leader under whom Bradman served in various capacities.
සැම කල් මිනිසා බ්රැඩ්මන් වීරකෝන්Sri Lanka· 2025-07-16
J. R. Jayewardene was a prominent executive president of Sri Lanka.
Sunday LankadeepaSri Lanka· 2025-07-12
He was the first executive president of Sri Lanka and did not receive a government official residence after retirement.
හිටපු ජනපති වරප්රසාද කැපෙයිද? - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-06-19
J. R. Jayewardene's government also replaced high-ranking officials with their preferred candidates.
Sunday LankadeepaSri Lanka· 2025-06-15
J. R. Jayewardene is cited in relation to the misuse of presidential pardons during his presidency.
Sunday LankadeepaSri Lanka· 2025-06-15
J.R. Jayewardene is mentioned as the architect of the 1978 constitution that is criticized in the article.
පළමු පියවර විධායක බලය අහෝසි කිරීමSri Lanka· 2025-06-05
J. R. Jayewardene was responsible for establishing the new parliament in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
Sunday LankadeepaSri Lanka· 2025-06-01
J. R. Jayewardene is noted as a former president who had a significant political system behind him.
ආණ්ඩුවේ ගමන්මග සාර්ථකද? - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-05-30
