1997 in Sri Lanka
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The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents[]
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 – Jayasena Dissanayake
- North Western Province – Nimal Bandara
- Sabaragamuwa Province – Jayatilake Podinilame
- Southern Province – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
- Uva Province – Percy Samaraweera
- Western Province – Susil Premajayanth
Events[]
- In May 1997, the Sri Lankan Army unleash Operation Jayasikurui, marking the beginning of a long military campaign which would last for another 2 more years.[1]
- On 10 June 1997, the LTTE launch a series of attacks marking the start of the Thandikulam–Omanthai offensive. The towns of and Omanthai fall to the hands of the LTTE, this marks the second significant loss for the Sri Lankan Army[2]
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[]
- ^ "Operation Jayasikurui, Sri Lanka Army". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ Indian-Subcontinent Database,Sri Lanka, since 1971,Sri Lanka, since 1971
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