1986 in Sri Lanka

none 1986 The following lists events that happened during 1986 in Sri Lanka. Incumbents President – J. R. Jayewardene Prime Minister – Ranasinghe Premadasa Chief Justice – Suppiah Sharvananda Events Sri Lankan Civil War Eelam War I 19 February – Akkaraipattu massacre: Approximately 80 Sri Lankan Tamil farm workers were allegedly killed by the Sri Lankan Army personnel and their bodies were found burnt in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Humphrey Hawksley Massacre in Akkaraipattu The Guardian February 22, 1986 http://www.tamilnation.co/indictment/indict041.htm 30 March–6 April – The 1986 Asia Cup is hosted in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka wins, beating Pakistan in the final. 3 May – 21 people are killed and 41 are injured in an LTTE bombing of an Air Lanka flight set to fly to the Maldives. The attack was condemned by France and the United Kingdom.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/3/newsid_2481000/2481291.stm 1986: Bomb kills 21 in Sri Lanka 3 May 1986 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 1986 in Category:1980s in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Category:Years of the 20th century in Sri Lanka