1996 in Sri Lanka
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The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Chandrika Kumaratunga
- Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- Chief Justice: G. P. S. de Silva
Governors
[edit]- Central Province – E. L. Senanayake
- North Central Province – Maithripala Senanayake
- North Eastern Province – Gamini Fonseka
- North Western Province – Hector Arawwawala
- Sabaragamuwa Province – C. N. Saliya Mathew
- Southern Province – Neville Kanakeratne
- Uva Province – Ananda Dassanayake
- Western Province – K. Vignarajah
Chief Ministers
[edit]- Central Province – W. M. P. B. Dissanayake
- North Central Province – G. D. Mahindasoma (until 2 May); Jayasena Dissanayake (starting 2 May)
- North Western Province – Nimal Bandara
- Sabaragamuwa Province – Jayatilake Podinilame
- Southern Province – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
- Uva Province – Percy Samaraweera
- Western Province – Susil Premajayanth
Events
[edit]- Sri Lankan Civil War
- 17 March – Sri Lanka wins the 1996 Cricket World Cup, beating Australia by 7 wickets, making this Sri Lanka's first ever World Cup victory.[1]
- 18–25 July – The LTTE initiates Operation Unceasing Waves, following a series of losses in the Jaffna peninsula. The LTTE launches an attack on Mullaitivu. The Sri Lankan Army is defeated with 1,242 army soldiers dead, and hundreds captured and executed.[2] It has also been reported that others were found dead with their corpses clutching onto white flags.[3]
- 24 July – A train is bombed in Dehiwala, killing 42 and wounding 400. The LTTE was claimed responsible for the attack, placing suitcase bombs in four carriages on a commuter train.[4]
Notes
[edit]- a. ^ Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research. ISBN 955-8093-00-9
References
[edit]- ^ "Wills World Cup, Final: Australia v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Mar 17, 1996 Scorecard". ESPN. 17 March 1996. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Situation Report, By Iqbal Athas
- ^ Quarter, Giving No By John Burns Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tamil Arrested in Sri Lanka Train Bombing". The New York Times. 1996-09-04.
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