SRI LANKA Presidents Oliver Goonetilleke 1892-1981 Governors-general 1962-72 President 1972-78 William Gopallawa 1897-1981 President 1962-72 Junius Jayawardene 1906-1996 President 1978-89 Ranasinghe Premadasa 1924-1993 President 1989-1993 Dingiri Banda Wijetunge 1922 President 1993-94 Chandrika Kumaratunga 1945 President 1994-2005 Mahinda Rajapakse 1945 President 2005-