1995 in Sri Lanka

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See also:	Other events of 1995 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

The following lists events that happened during 1995 in Sri Lanka.

Incumbents[]

• President: Chandrika Kumaratunga

Governors[]

• Central Province – E. L. Senanayake
• North Central Province – Maithripala Senanayake
• North Eastern Province – vacant (until 13 January); Gamini Fonseka (starting 13 January)
• North Western Province – Anandatissa de Alwis (until 12 January); Hector Arawwawala (starting 12 January)
• Sabaragamuwa Province – C. N. Saliya Mathew
• Southern Province – vacant (until 12 January); Neville Kanakeratne (starting 12 January)
• Uva Province – Ananda Dassanayake (starting January)
• Western Province – K. Vignarajah (starting January)

Chief Ministers[]

• Central Province – W. M. P. B. Dissanayake
• North Central Province – G. D. Mahindasoma
• North Western Province – Nimal Bandara
• Sabaragamuwa Province – Jayatilake Podinilame
• Southern Province – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
• Uva Province – Percy Samaraweera
• Western Province – Morris Rajapaksa (until 11 July); Susil Premajayanth (starting 13 July)

Events[]

• On 25 May 1995, the Kallarawa massacre was carried out by the LTTE, killing 42 Sinhalese civilians after LTTE cadres stormed the area. ^[1]
• On 22 September 1995, the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed the in Jaffna, resulting in the deaths of roughly 34-71 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians based on multiple accounts. ^[2]

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