1985 in Sri Lanka

none 1985 The following lists events that happened during 1985 in Sri Lanka. Incumbents President – J. R. Jayewardene Prime Minister – Ranasinghe Premadasa Chief Justice – Suppiah Sharvananda Events Sri Lankan Civil War Eelam War I 14 May – Anuradhapura massacre: 146 civilians are killed in Anuradhapura during a massacre carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. This was the largest massacre of Sinhalese civilians by the LTTE to date.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,957036,00.html Sri Lanka Tamil Terror -- Monday, May. 27, 1985 -- Page 1 -- TIME Time 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20070224224606/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,957036,00.html 24 February 2007 dead 25 August–22 September – The Indian cricket team tours in Sri Lanka. 8–10 November – 1985 Muttur massacre: In an attack coordinated by the Sri Lankan Military, leaving 30–100 Tamil civilians and militants are killed in the town of Muttur 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 Sources THE NORTHEAST SECRETARIAT ON HUMAN RIGHTS (NESOHR). Massacres of Tamils (1956-2008)p. 14–15. Chennai: Manitham Publishers, 2009. 978-81-909737-0-0 References 1980 in Category:1980s in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Category:Years of the 20th century in Sri Lanka