Sucharitha was the home of
Ranasinghe Premadasa, former
President of Sri Lanka. It was the headquarters of his Sri Sucharitha Movement. Premadasa remained at Sucharitha even after being elected president, using
President's House, Colombo
President's House is the official residence and workplace of the President of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Since 1804 it had been the residence of British Governors and Governors-General and was known as the ...
only for official functions.
Premadasa hosted
LTTE leaders at Sucharitha for peace talks in 1989.
Premadasa’s plan goes awry as JVP opens up new front War on terror revisited
/ref> Following his death, it has been turned into a social services center with the Sucharitha Hall and Sucharitha Library serving the public.
See also
*Vaijantha
Vaijantha, was the childhood home of J. R. Jayewardene former President of Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Today it houses the J.R. Jayewardene Centre
It was built by Jayewardene's father Hon. Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene KC, a Chief Ju ...
References
Houses in Colombo
Premadasa family
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