1982 Sri Lankan presidential election
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1982 Sri Lankan presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka for the first time on 20 October 1982. Incumbent president J. R. Jayewardene of the governing United National Party was re-elected, receiving 53% of all votes cast and defeating his main opponent Hector Kobbekaduwa of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Nominations were accepted on 17 September 1982 and electoral participation was 81.06%. The election was described as a fight between capitalism and socialism: Kobbekaduwa, who advocated to carry on the polic
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2005-11-06T20:50:27Z
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2024-09-08T14:47:10Z
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