dʒˈeɪ. ˈɑːɹ. dʒˈeɪwɚdˌiːn hˌuː kˈeɪm tʊ ˈɑːfɪs ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən wɪð ɐ fˈaɪvsˈɪksθs mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi pˈæst ðə sˈɛkənd ɐmˈɛndmənt tə ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ˌɔn fˈoːɹ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪd ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənsi ɐn ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv pˈoʊst.
J. R. Jayewardene who came to office in July 1977 with a five-sixths majority passed the second amendment to the 1972 Constitution on 4 October 1977, which made the presidency an executive post.