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2009 In Sri Lanka
The following lists notable events that took place during 2009 in Sri Lanka. 2009 saw the conclusion of the Sri Lankan civil war, Sri Lankan Civil War and the end of the nation's near 26-year long conflict with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Incumbents * President of Sri Lanka, President – Mahinda Rajapaksa * Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister – Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Chief Ministers * Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province – Hon. Sarath Ekanayake * Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Eastern Province – Hon. Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan * North Central Province, Sri Lanka, North Central Province – Berty Premalal Dissanayake * Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province – Not elected * North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province – Hon. Athula Wijesinghe * Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, Sabaragamuwa Province – Hon. Maheepala Herath * Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Southern Province – Hon. Shan Wijayalal De Silv * Uv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009
2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Johannes Kepler. It was also declared as the International Year of Natural Fibres by the United Nations General Assembly, as well as the International Year of Reconciliation and the Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO). Events January * January 1 ** Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda United Nations Security Council election, 2008, assume their seats on the United Nations Security Council. ** Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, becomes the American Capital of Culture and Vilnius and Linz become the European Capital of Culture, European Capitals of Culture. ** Slovakia adopts the euro as its national currency, replacing the Slovak koruna. ** A Bay Area Rapid Transit Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department, police officer Killing of Oscar Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athula Wijesinghe
Athula Wijesinghe was the Chief Minister of North Western Province between 2002 and 2013. He is a lawyer by profession and was educated at Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala and Nalanda College Colombo Nalanda College () is a Buddhist school in Sri Lanka that provides primary and secondary education for boys.Sri Lankan Buddhists Sinhalese people Sri Lankan lawyers Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tissa Balalla
Tissa Reginald Balalle (born 15 July 1937) is the eighth Governor of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, .... He was in office from 2007 to 2015. He also worked as a member of parliament of sri lanka in 1970-1977. References Living people Governors of North Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Buddhists Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians Members of the 7th Parliament of Ceylon 1937 births {{SriLanka-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixson Dela Bandara
Dixson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adrienne Dixson, American educational theorist * Alice Dixson (born 1969), Filipino American actress, commercial model, and former beauty queen * Hugh Dixson (1841–1926), Australian business man and philanthropist *Hugh Robert Dixson (1865–1940), Australian businessman, parliamentarian and philanthropist * Julius Dixson (1913–2004), African-American songwriter and record company executive * Miriam Dixson (born 1930), Australian social historian and author * Robert James Dixson (1908–1963), American writer, simplified and adapted some classic works of literature * Thomas Dixson (1733–1809), British colonial militiaman and politician serving in Canada *Darius Scott, also known as Dixson (singer), American musician See also * Dixson Island (Antarctica) *Dickson (other) Dickson may refer to: People *Dickson (given name) * Dickson (surname) Places In Australia: * Dickson, Australian Capital Territory i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karunarathne Diulgane
Karunarathna Divulgane (born Herath Mudiyanselage Karunarathna) is a popular and renowned Sri Lankan vocalist, and served as the governor of the North Central Province between 2006 and 2015. He was born to a farming family who had been living for generations in Divulgane, a small village in the Kurunegala District Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The district is . It consists of thirty divisional secretariats, 1,610 grama niladari divisions and 4,476 villages. It has fourteen electoral divisions, two municipal councils, nin .... In 1980 he was hired by the Rajarata Sevaya radio station. In 1982 he had passed an examination at the radio station and selected as a singer in the "Rajarata Sevaya". It was around this time that he took the name "Divulgane". In 1990 he released his first album ''Esata Asuwana Maime'', was success and quickly became one of the most sought artist in the country. ''Esata Asuwana Maime'' was followed by a second album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Wijewickrama
Vice Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama, RSP, VSV, USP (born 12 June 1953) is a former Sri Lankan senior naval officer turned politician. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy from 2001 to 2005. He was appointed Governor of North Eastern Province from 2006 to 2007 and Governor of Eastern Province from 2007 to 2015, while serving as acting Governor of Northern Province. He is a former High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan . Education Wijewickrama was educated at Thurstan College in Colombo. Naval career After completing his education, he joined the Sri Lanka Navy on 1 August 1971. During his career in the Navy he served as the Deputy Commander, Western Naval Area (1993–1995); Deputy Commander, Northern Naval Area (1995–1996); Commander, Southern Naval Area (1996–1998); Commander, Eastern Naval Area (1998–2000); Commander, Northern Naval Area (2000–2001). From 2001 to 2005 he functioned as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rear Admiral
Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank is called counter admiral. Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral. It is usually equivalent to the rank of major general in armies. In the U.S. Navy and some other navies, there are two rear admiral ranks. The term originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. Each naval squadron was assigned an admiral as its head, who commanded from the centre vessel and directed the squadron's activities. The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships that bore the brunt of a battle. In the rear of the squadron, a third admiral commanded the remaining ships and, as this section was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of it was typically the most junior. This has continued into the modern age, with rear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tikiri Kobbekaduwa
Tikiri Banda Kobbekaduwa is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the 8th Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka from 21 November 2019 to 10 June 2023. He previously served as 8th Governor of the Central Province of Sri Lanka from 16 December 2005 to 19 January 2015. He was the chief organiser of Sri Lanka Freedom Party to the Yatinuwara Electoral. He is the nephew of former Agriculture Minister Hector Kobbekaduwa. He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and St. Sylvester's College, Kandy Kandy (, ; , ) is a major city located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy from 1469 to 1818, under the Kingdom of Kandy. The city is situated in the midst of .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kobbekaduwa, Tikiri Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Governors of Central Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Buddhists Alumni of St. Sylvester's College Alumni of Trinity C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Province, Sri Lanka
The Western Province ( ''Basnāhira Paḷāta''; ''Mael Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established Provincial councils of Sri Lanka, provincial councils. Western Province is the most densely populated province in the country and is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well as to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center. History Parts of present-day Western Province were part of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Kotte. The province then came under Portuguese Ceylon, Portuguese, Dutch period in Ceylon, Dutch and British Ceylon, British control. In 1815 the British gained control of the entire island of Ceylon. They divided the island into three ethnic based administrative structures: Low Country Sinhalese, Kandyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamini Wijith Wijayamuni
Gamini may refer to * Gamini Perera, Sri Lanka politician * Gamini Fonseka, Sri Lankan film actor *Gamini Dissanayake, Sri Lankan politician *Gaja Gamini, Indian actor * Gamini Wickremasinghe, Sri Lankan cricketer * Gamini Lokuge, Sri Lankan politician * Gamini Kularatne, Sri Lankan soldier * Gamini Goonesena, Sri Lankan cricketer * Gamini Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer * Gamini Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer *Gamini Haththotuwegama, Sri Lankan playwright, director and actor * Gamini Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan politician * Gamini Hettiarachchi, Sri Lankan actor *Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician * R. M. Gamini Rathnayake, Sri Lankan politician * Gamini Waleboda (born 1967), Sri Lankan politician *G. L. Peiris Gamini Lakshman Peiris (Sinhala language, Sinhala: ගාමීණි ලක්ෂ්මණ් පීරිස්, Tamil language, Tamil: காமினி லக்ஷ்மன் பீரிஸ்) (born 13 August 1946) is a Sri Lankan poli ... full name (Gamini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uva Province, Sri Lanka
The Uva Province (, , ) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka. The province has an area of 8,500 km2 and a population of 1,266,463, making it the 2nd least populated province. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by the Eastern, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, and Central provinces. It is home to several tourist attractions, waterfalls and two national parks: Yala National Park and Gal Oya National Park. History Uva's provincial history records an 1818 uprising (also known as the Third Kandyan War) against the British colonial government which had been controlling the formally independent Udarata (Sinhalese: ''Up-Country''), of which Uva was a province. The uprising was led by Keppetipola Disawe, a rebel leader celebrated by the Sinhalese even today, who was sent initially by the British government to stop the uprising. The rebels managed to capture Matale and Kandy before Keppetipola fell ill and was captured and beheaded by the British. His skull was abnormal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shan Wijayalal De Silv
Shan may refer to; People and languages *Shan (surname), or 单 in Chinese, a Chinese surname *Shan, a variant of the Welsh given name usually spelled Siân *Occasionally used as a short form of Shannen/ Shannon Ethnic groups and languages *Shan people, Southeast Asian ethnic group inhabiting Myanmar **Shan language *Dai people, also known as Shan, ethnic group in China * Shanrong (山戎), term for "mountain barbarian" in Shanxi, Hubei in northern China Individuals *Shaan Shahid, Pakistani actor, model, writer and film director *MC Shan, rapper *Liu Shan, second emperor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. * Fu Buqi (宓不齊; Fu Pu-ch'i; born 521BC) who was accorded the title 'Count of Shan' Places China *Shaanxi, abbreviated as Shan (陕), province of the People's Republic of China *Shan County, Shandong (单县), county in Heze, Shandong, China * Shan County, Henan (陕县), now Shanzhou District of Sanmenxia city, a county in Sanmenxia, Henan, China *Shantou, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
