Temple TreesTemple Trees is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. It is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Several recent presidents have used it as their official residence as well. HistoryPrivate residenceThe history of Temple Trees dates back to the early 19th century. Its ownership passed through several prominent British administrators and traders.
Official residenceResidence of head of stateAn official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, Parliament Leadership [Speaker & Vice Speaker] or other senior figures), and may be the same place where the office holder conducts their work functions or lives.
Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka)The Presidential Secretariat (Sinhala: ජනාධිපති ලේකම් කාර්යාලය, romanized: janādhipati lēkam kāryālaya) is the office of the President of Sri Lanka. It provides the administrative and institutional framework for exercising the duties, responsibilities and powers vested in the President by the Constitution. The Presidential Secretariat is located in the Old Parliament Building in Colombo.
Maithripala SirisenaPresident of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019Personal detailsBornPallewatte Gamaralage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena (1951-09-03) 3 September 1951 (age 75)Yagoda, Dominion of CeylonCitizenshipSri LankanPartySri Lanka Freedom Party(since 1968)Communist Party of Ceylon(1966–1968)Other politicalaffiliationsSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance(2019–2022)United People's Freedom Alliance(2004–2019)New Democratic Front(2014–2015)People's Alliance(1994–2004)SpouseJayanthi Pushpa KumariChildrenChathurikaDahamDharaniRelativesKumarasinghe (brother)Priyantha (brother)Alma materMaxim Gorky Literature InstituteOccupationPoliticianSignatureMaithripala Yapa Sirisena (Sinhala: පල්ලෙවත්ත ගමරාළලාගේ මෛත්රීපාල යාපා සිරිසේන; Tamil: பல்லேவத்த கமராளலாகே மைத்திரிபால யாப்பா சிறிசேன; born 3 September 1951) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the seventh president of Sri Lanka from 9 January 2015 to 18 November 2019.
2022 Sri Lankan protestsProtests against the Sri Lankan governmentLead figuresLargely unorganized and decentralized leadershipGotabaya RajapaksaMahinda RajapaksaRanil WickremesingheDinesh GunawardenaCasualties and lossesThe 2022 Sri Lankan protests, also known as Aragalaya (Sinhala: අරගලය, lit. 'The Struggle'), were a series of mass protests that began in March 2022 against the government of Sri Lanka.
Governor of CeylonThe governor of Ceylon can refer to historical vice-regal representatives of three colonial powers: Portuguese CeylonList of captains of Portuguese Ceylon (1518–1551)List of captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon (1551–1594)List of governors of Portuguese Ceylon (1594–1658)Dutch CeylonList of governors of Dutch Ceylon (1640–1796)British CeylonGovernor of British Ceylon (1798–1948)Dominion of CeylonGovernor-General of Ceylon (1948–1972) This includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
Gotabaya RajapaksaSecretary to the Ministry of Defence and Urban DevelopmentIn office19 November 2005 – 9 January 2015PresidentMahinda RajapaksaMinisterMahinda RajapaksaPreceded byAsoka JayawardenaSucceeded byB.President of Sri LankaThe president of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ජනාධිපතිŚrī Laṅkā Janādhipati; Tamil: இலங்கை ஜனாதிபதிIlaṇkai janātipati) is the head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The president is the chief executive of the union government and the commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford
Johan van AngelbeekJohan Gerard van Angelbeek (1727 – 2 September 1799) was a Dutch colonial officer who commanded Dutch forces on the island of Ceylon during the colony's final year in the Dutch Empire before its seizure by a British expeditionary force. Van Angelbeek was born in East Frisia in 1727 and in 1751 left the Netherlands for the East, in the ship Schakenbos, travelling to India and Batavia and returning to the Netherlands in 1755.
ColomboMost populous city of Sri LankaExecutive and judicial capital in Western Province, Sri LankaColombo ( ; Sinhala: කොළඹ, romanised: Koḷam̆ba, IPA:; Tamil: கொழும்பு, romanised: Koḻumpu, IPA:) is Sri Lanka's executive and judicial capital, as well as the country's most populous city. It is also the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination.RepublicForm of government Power ideology Power structure Related Politics portalvte A republic, based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public thing' or 'people's thing'), is a state in which political power rests with the public (people), typically through their representatives—in contrast to an absolute monarchy or a direct democracy.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.