What is J. R. Jayewardene?
{{unsourced|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox person |name = J. R. Jayewardene |office = President of Sri Lanka |image = Junius Richard Jayawardana (1906-1996).jpg |imagesize = |predecessor = [[William Gopallawa]] |successor = [[Ranasinghe Premadasa]] |birth_date = {{birth date|1906|9|17|df=yes}} |birth_place = [[Colombo]], [[British Ceylon]] |death_date = {{death date and age|1996|11|1|1906|9|17|df=yes}} |death_place = Colombo, [[Sri Lanka]] |occupation = 2nd President of Sri Lanka |spouse = Elina Jayewardene |children = Ravi Jayewardene |nationality = [[Sri Lanka]]n |alma_mater = Colombo Law College ,University of Colombo, Royal College, Colombo ,Bishop's College (Sri Lanka) }} '''Junius Richard Jayewardene''' ({{lang-si|ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන}}, {{lang-ta|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 Executive Presidency in 1978, and assumed the position of President of Sri Lanka. {{person-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jayewardene, Junius Richard}} [[Category:1906 births]] [[Category:1996 deaths]] [[Category:People from Colombo]] [[Category:Presidents of Sri Lanka]]