J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka: From 1956 to his retirement (1989)

accept accord areas associated attempt August Bandaranaike became began bill cabinet called campaign candidate coalition Colombo Commission committee constitution continued councils coup critics decision discussions Dissanayake district Dudley Senanayake early economic effect election electoral especially established ethnic faced fact followed forces foreign Gandhi given government's groups held House important Indian Interview island issue J.R. Jayewardene Jaffna July language latter leader leadership less LTTE Mahavali majority March meeting moved negotiations occasion October once opposition parliament parliamentary party period plans political position Premadasa present President presidential pressure Prime Minister principal problem Province regard relations representatives response result returned riots seat seen separatist September Sinhalese situation SLFP speech Sri Lanka success taken Tamil took trade TULF victory violence vote