1996 in Sri Lanka
The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Sri Lanka.
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Incumbents
- President: Chandrika Kumaratunga
- Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- Chief Justice: G. P. S. de Silva
Governors
- 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
- 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
- Sri Lanka wins the 1996 Cricket World Cup beating Australia by 7 wickets, making this Sri Lanka's first ever world cup win.[1]
- The LTTE unleashes Operation Unceasing Waves, following a series of losses in the Jaffna Peninsula, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, launch an attack on Mullaitivu. The Sri Lankan Army is defeated leaving 1,242 SLA soldiers dead, and hundreds captured and executed.[2] It has also been reported that others were found dead clutching white flags of surrender.[3]
- On July 24, 1996, 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
- 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
- "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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