Sri Lanka

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The precolonial and colonial history of Sri Lanka is not yet mentioned.
Independent Monarchy in the British Commonwealth as "Ceylon" 04.02.1948, Republic of Sri Lanka 22.05.1972

(King/Queen) 

	George VI (1895-1952)	04.02.1948-06.02.1952
	Elisabeth II (1926)	06.02.1952-22.05.1972

(Governors-general)

	Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore (1887-1964)	04.02.1948-06.07.1949
	Herwald Ramsbotham, Baron Soulbury (1887-1971)	06.07.1949-17.07.1954
	Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke (1892-1978)	17.07.1954-02.03.1962
	William Gopallawa (1897-1981)	02.03.1962-22.05.1972

(Presidents)

	William Gopallawa (1897-1981)	22.05.1972-04.02.1978
	Junius Richard Jayawardene (1906)	04.02.1978-02.01.1989
	Ranasinghe Premadesa (1924-1993)	02.02.1989-01.05.1993
	Dingiri Banda Wijetunge (1922-2008)	01.05.1993-12.11.1994
	Chandrika Bandaraneike Kumaratunga (1945)	12.11.1994-

 (Prime Ministers)

	Don Stephen Senanayake (1911-1973)	04.02.1948-22.03.1952
	Dudley Senanayake (1911-1973)	26.03.1952-07.10.1953
	John Kotelawala (1897-1980)	12.10.1953-11.04.1956
	Solomon Bandaranaike (1899-1959)	12.04.1956-26.09.1959
	Wijayananda Dahanayake (1902-1997)	26.09.1959-20.03.1960
	Dudley Senanayake (2nd time)	21.03.1960-21.07.1960
	Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916-2000)	21.07.1960-25.03.1965
	Dudley Senanayake (3rd time)	25.03.1965-28.05.1970
	Sirimavo Bandaranaike (2nd time)	31.05.1970-23.07.1977
	Junius Richard Jayawardene (1906)	23.07.1977-04.02.1978
	Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924)	04.02.1978-02.02.1989
	Dingiri Banda Wijetunge (1922-2008)	15.02.1989-07.05.1993
	Ranil Wickremasinghe (1949)	07.05.1993-19.08.1994
	Chandrika Bandaraneike Kumaratunga (1945)	19.08.1994-12.11.1994
	Sirimavo Bandaranaike (3rd time)	14.11.1994-10.08.2000
	Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka (1933)	10.08.2000-07.12.2001
	Ranil Wickremasinghe (2nd time)	09.12.2001-05.04.2004
	Mahinda Rajapakse (1945)	05.04.2004-