2003 in Sri Lanka

The following lists events that happened during 2003 in Sri Lanka.

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Incumbents

Events
  • Tropical cyclone Very Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 01[1] takes aim at Sri Lanka making landfall on 16 May 2003, the storm produced record amounts of rainfall and led to severe flooding in more low elevation areas of the nation. The storm would end up displacing 800,000 residents as a result of the severe flooding.[2]
  • On October 2003, the LTTE issues a proposal known as the Interim Self Governing Authority. Once approved, it will assure the LTTE governance of the eastern areas of Sri Lanka, getting them closer to establishing a Tamil Eelam (a state in which is separate from Sri Lanka itself).[3]

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. Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Centers (Report). National Hurricane Center. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  2. N. Jayanthi; A. B. Mazumdar; S. Sunitha Devi (July 2004). "Cyclones and depressions over north Indian Ocean during 2003" (PDF). MAUSAM. 55 (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  3. Full text of LTTE's ISGA proposals BBC News November 2003
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