Ranasinge Premadasa
President of Sri Lanka
Died when: 68 years 312 days (826 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa (Sinhala: ?????? ????????? Ra?asi?ha Premadasa,Tamil: ??????? ????????? Ra?aci?ka Piremataca; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) 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.
He was awarded Sri Lanka's highest award to a civilian Sri Lankabhimanya in 1986 by President Junius Richard Jayewardene, the first to receive in Sri Lankan history.
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