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The President's Inauguration Medal (
Sinhala: ජනාධිපති ධූරප්රාප්ත පදක්කම ''janādhipathi dhūraprāptha padakkama'') was a decoration of the
Military of Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are governed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Th ...
, granted to all regular servicepersons of the country's armed services in service on 4 February 1978, following a formal recommendation by the tri-service commanders.
The decoration commemorated the inauguration of the first executive
president of Sri Lanka
The president of Sri Lanka ( ''Śrī Laṅkā Janādhipati''; ''Ilaṇkai 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 governm ...
,
J. R. Jayewardene
Junius Richard Jayewardene (; ; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly referred to by his initials JR, was a Sri Lankan lawyer, public official and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the secon ...
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References
*Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition – October 1999). ''"50 YEARS ON" – 1949–1999'',
Sri Lanka Army
The Sri Lanka Army (; ) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; ...
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External links
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Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
Awards established in 1978
1978 establishments in Sri Lanka