Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka

Name the prime ministers of Sri Lanka since the country achieved its independence from the United Kingdom. (Updated in light of the 2024 presidential election.)

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Term in Office	Answer
1947-1952	D.S. Senanayake
1952-1953	Dudley Senanayake
1953-1956	John Kotelawala
1956-1959	S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike
1959-1960	Wijeyananda Dahanayake
1960	Dudley Senanayake
1960-1965	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1965-1970	Dudley Senanayake
1970-1977	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1977-1978	J.R. Jayewardene
1978-1989	Ranasinghe Premadasa
1989-1993	D.B. Wijetunga
1993-1994	Ranil Wickremesinghe
1994	Chandrika Kumaratunga

Term in Office	Answer
1994-2000	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
2000-2001	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
2001-2004	Ranil Wickremesinghe
2004-2005	Mahinda Rajapaksa
2005-2010	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
2010-2015	D.M. Jayaratne
2015-2018	Ranil Wickremesinghe
2018	Mahinda Rajapaksa
2018-2019	Ranil Wickremesinghe
2019-2022	Mahinda Rajapaksa
2022	Ranil Wickremesinghe
2022-2024	Dinesh Gunawardena
2024-	Harini Amarasuriya