1989 in Sri Lanka

← 1988 1987 1986 1989 in Sri Lanka → 1990 1991 1992
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
See also:	Other events of 1989 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

The following lists events that happened during 1989 in Sri Lanka.

Incumbents[]

• President: J. R. Jayewardene (before January 2).
• President: Ranasinghe Premadasa (after January 2).

Governors[]

• Governor of Central Province: E. L. B. Hurulle
• Governor of North Central Province: Dingiri Bandara Welagedara (until May); E. L. Senanayake (starting May)
• Governor of North Eastern Province: Nalin Seneviratne (until 31 January); Montague Jayawickrama (starting 1 February)
• Governor of North Western Province: Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
• Governor of Sabaragamuwa: Noel Wimalasena
• Governor of Southern Province: Abdul Bakeer Markar
• Governor of Uva: P. C. Imbulana (starting May)
• Governor of Western Province: Suppiah Sharvananda

Chief Ministers[]

• Chief Minister of Central Province: W. M. P. B. Dissanayake
• Chief Minister of North Central Province: G. D. Mahindasoma
• Chief Minister of North Eastern Province: Varatharaja Perumal
• Chief Minister of North Western Province: Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
• Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa: G. V. Punchinilame
• Chief Minister of Southern Province: M. S. Amarasiri
• Chief Minister of Uva: Percy Samaraweera
• Chief Minister of Western Province: Susil Moonesinghe

Events[]

• The JVP Insurrection comes to an end in 1989.^[1]
• Sri Lanka has their 9th parliamentary elections with Ranasinghe Premadasa winning with a total of 125 seats.

Notes[]

References[]

• "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-23.

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