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Heads of state of Sri Lanka
The head of state of Sri Lanka is the president. The office has existed since 1972 with the establishment of a Republican government under the 1972 Constitution.
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However for most of its history, from 543 BC the head of state has been a monarch.
Monarchical Sri Lanka (543 BC–1972)
Further information: Sri Lankan monarchs
Sinhalese monarchy (543 BC–1815)
Further information: Sinhalese monarchy
The Sinhalese monarch was the head of state of the Sinhala Kingdom.
The monarch held absolute power and succession was hereditary. The monarchy comprised the reigning monarch, his or her family, and the royal household which supports and facilitates the monarch in the exercise of his royal duties and prerogatives.
Former president of sri lankaThe monarchy existed for over 2300 years. Tambapanni and its successive kingdoms were situated in what is presently Sri Lanka. The monarchy ended with Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy in 1815 after generations of European influences and upheaval