1999 in Sri Lanka

none 1999 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.Tigers raise flag at Oddusuddan http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=4153 TamilNet 1999-11-02 2009-01-02 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.Society of St.Pious Madhu Shrine stands as a sign of hope amidst the fury of war http://www.sspxasia.com/Countries/Sri_Lanka/NewsArchive.htm 2009-01-13The British Refugee Council Battle Cry in the Vanni http://brcslproject.gn.apc.org/slmonitor/march99/batt.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070802000524/http://brcslproject.gn.apc.org/slmonitor/march99/batt.html 2007-08-02 2009-01-13Harrison Francis 2008-04-08 Tamil Tigers appeal over shrine https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7336855.stm 2009-01-13 BBC 18 December – President Chandrika Kumaratunga barely survives an assassination attempt by the LTTE in Colombo.21 January 2000 Sri Lanka: In the name of clemency http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1701/17010320.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060521213649/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1701/17010320.htm 21 May 2006 18 June 2011 Front Line2 January 2000 Analysis: Questions about the Bomb Blasts http://k.t.rajasingam.tripod.com/analysis.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20110819052743/http://k.t.rajasingam.tripod.com/analysis.htm 19 August 2011 18 June 2011 K.T.RajasinghamThe Mission of Truth -3 http://www.defence.lk/LTTE/20110523MOT.asp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110603202328/http://www.defence.lk/LTTE/20110523MOT.asp 3 June 2011 18 June 2011 Ministry of Defense, Sri Lanka 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.http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/s/srilanka/srilankapres1999.txt REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 22 DECEMBER 1999 Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archivehttp://www.manthree.com/elections/results/?id=7 1999 - Presidential Election Manthree.com 2015-08-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140928123933/http://www.manthree.com/elections/results/?id=7 2014-09-28 deadhttp://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/election/presidential1999.jsp 1999 Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results 4 November 2021 LankaNewspapers.comhttp://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/1999%20Presidential.pdf https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090304101308/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/pdf/1999%20Presidential.pdf dead 2009-03-04 Result of Presidential Election 1999 Department of Elections, Sri Lanka 2015-08-12 Notes a. a a none Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research. 955-8093-00-9 References 1999 in Category:1990s in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Category:Years of the 20th century in Sri Lanka