| 1. Dissanayake has been politically active with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party since school. |
| 2. He idolizes Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin in his political beliefs. |
| 3. At Thambuttegama Central College, he was the first student selected for university admission. |
| 4. He left Peradeniya University just three months after joining due to threats. |
| 5. He strongly believes in Neo-Marxism. |
| 6. Dissanayake was involved in the JVP insurrection against the government during 1987-89. |
| 7. One of his cousins was killed in the JVP insurrection, and his family home was destroyed. |
| 8. He served as the National Organizer for the Socialist Students Association in 1995. |
| 9. Resigned as Minister on 16 June 2005 when JVP parted ways with the United People’s Freedom Alliance. |
| 10. Dissanayake initially ran for the presidency in 2019, receiving 418,553 votes and placing third. |
| 11. He took oath as Sri Lanka's 10th President on 23 September 2024, marking a historic leftist leadership. |
| 12. He is the first Sri Lankan president to be elected in a second round of vote counting. |
| 13. He is the first Sri Lankan president not to be a member of the traditional political parties of Sri Lanka. |
