Ruler · 1897 – 1981

William Gopallawa

Lived 1897 – 1981; politician, diplomat. President of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka), 1972 – 1978.

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Lived: 1897 – 1981; 84 years
In office: 6 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Sri Lanka
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka · the 1st of 10 dated reigns · 1972 – 2024

William Gopallawa1972 – 1978

J. R. Jayewardene1978 – 1989

Ranasinghe Premadasa1989 – 1993

D. B. Wijetunga1993 – 1994

6 after

killed, executed or dead in battleleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1972 – 1978 · 6 years · came to it aged 75

Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

Gopallawa stepped down from the presidency in February 1978, when then prime minister J.

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