1999 in Sri Lanka

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See also:	Other events of 1999 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

The following lists events that happened during 1999 in Sri Lanka.

Incumbents

• President: Chandrika Kumaratunga
• Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
• Chief Justice: G. P. S. de Silva then Sarath N. Silva

Governors

• Central Province – Stanley Tillekeratne
• North Central Province – G. M. S. Samaraweera
• North Eastern Province – Asoka Jayawardena
• North Western Province – Hector Arawwawala (until 3 January); Siripala Jayaweera (starting 3 January)
• Sabaragamuwa Province – C. N. Saliya Mathew
• Southern Province – Neville Kanakeratne (until 20 September); Ananda Dassanayake (starting 20 September)
• Uva Province – Ananda Dassanayake (until 1999); Sirisena Amarasiri (starting 1999)
• Western Province – K. Vignarajah

Chief Ministers

• Central Province –
  • until April: Vacant
  • April-June: Sarath Ekanayake
  • starting June: Nandimithra Ekanayake
• North Central Province – vacant (until June); Berty Premalal Dissanayake (starting June)
• North Western Province – Nimal Bandara (until 28 January); S. B. Nawinne (starting 28 January)
• Sabaragamuwa Province –
  • until April: Vacant
  • April-June: Kantha Gunatilleke
  • starting June: Athauda Seneviratne
• Southern Province – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
• Uva Province –
  • until April: Vacant
  • April: Nalini Weerawanni
  • starting April: Samaraweera Weerawanni
• Western Province – vacant (until June); Susil Premajayanth (starting June)

Events

• Sri Lankan Civil War
  • Eelam War III
• October–November – The Oddusuddan offensive takes place. It was a military operation in which the LTTE captured the town of Oddusuddan from the Sri Lankan Army. The LTTE were believed to have captured large amounts of weapons and ammunitions as well as armoured vehicles in this operation.[1]
• 20 November – Madhu church shelling: the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu is subject to severe shelling following fighting between the LTTE and the Sri Lanka Army. The shelling resulted in approximately 40 deaths and 60 injuries.[2][3][4]
• 18 December – President Chandrika Kumaratunga barely survives an assassination attempt by the LTTE in Colombo.[5][6][7]
• 29 December – 1999 Sri Lankan presidential election: Incumbent President Chandrika Kumaratunga is reelected, winning by a 51.12% margin amidst several assassination attempts prior to the election.[8][9][10][11]

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

1. "Tigers raise flag at Oddusuddan". TamilNet. 1999-11-02. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
2. Society of St.Pious. "Madhu Shrine stands as a sign of hope amidst the fury of war". Retrieved 2009-01-13.
3. The British Refugee Council. "Battle Cry in the Vanni". Archived from the original on 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
4. Harrison, Francis (2008-04-08). "Tamil Tigers appeal over shrine". BBC. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
5. "Sri Lanka: In the name of clemency". Front Line. 21 January 2000. Archived from the original on 21 May 2006. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
6. "Analysis: Questions about the Bomb Blasts". K.T.Rajasingham. 2 January 2000. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
7. "The Mission of Truth -3". Ministry of Defense, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
8. "REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 22 DECEMBER 1999". Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive.
9. "1999 - Presidential Election". Manthree.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
10. "1999 Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com. 4 November 2021.
11. "Result of Presidential Election 1999" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-12.