2010 in Sri Lanka

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Incumbents

• President – Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Prime Minister – D. M. Jayaratne
• Chief Justice – Asoka de Silva
• Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka – W. J. M. Lokubandara until 8 April, Chamal Rajapaksa from 22 April

Provincial Governors

• Central Province – Tikiri Kobbekaduwa
• Eastern Province – Mohan Wijewickrama
• North Central Province – Karunarathne Diulgane
• Northern Province – G.A. Chandrasiri
• North Western Province – Tissa Balalla
• Sabaragamuwa Province – Janaka Priyantha Bandara until April, Wijesinghe Lokubandara from April
• Southern Province – Kumari Balasuriya
• Uva Province – Nanda Mathew
• Western Province – Alavi Moulana

Chief Ministers

• Central Province – Sarath Ekanayake
• Eastern Province – S. Chandrakanthan
• North Central Province – Berty Premalal Dissanayake
• Northern Province – Vacant
• North Western Province – Athula Wijesinghe
• Sabaragamuwa Province – Maheepala Herath
• Southern Province – Shan Wijayalal De Silva
• Uva Province – Shashindra Rajapaksa
• Western Province – Prasanna Ranatunge

Events

January

• 9 January - The Sri Lankan army releases over 700 former Tamil Tiger fighters after a rehabilitation program.[1][2]
• 12 January - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announces that Tamils will be given greater say in matters of governance, proposing power sharing agreements.[3][4]
• 22 January - The home of an opposition activist is bombed in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo days ahead of the presidential election.[5][6]
• 24 January - Sri Lankan opposition candidate General Sarath Fonseka receives the support of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga in the 2010 presidential election.[7]
• 26 January - Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls in a presidential election.[8][9][10]
• 27 January - Incumbent President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa is declared the winner of Sunday's presidential election, defeating opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka.[11]

February

• February 4 - Sri Lankan Independence

March

April

• 14 April - Sinhala and Tamil new year

May

• 27 May - Buddha's Birthday
• 9 May - Vesak
• 31 May -Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the opening of the fourteenth regular session of the Human Rights Council call Sri Lanka Government to establishing an independent international accountability mechanism to address the serious concerns which had arisen in the last stages of the fighting in 2009

Statement of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at Opening of fourteenth regular session of Human Rights Council http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=10076&LangID=E

June

July

August

• Esala Perahera

September

October

November

• 2010 Colombo floods

December

Sport

Cricket

Rugby

Soccer

Deaths

January

1

• Periyasamy Chandrasekaran, 52, Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament, after short illness.

February

4

• H. A. Perera, 59, Sri Lankan actor, after short illness.

July

29

• C. I. Gunesekera, 90, Sri Lankan cricketer.

August

30

• Lakshman Jayakody, 80, Sri Lankan politician, Minister of Buddhist Affairs (1994–2000), after short illness.

References

1. B. Muralidhar Reddy (2010-01-09). "The Hindu : News / International : 712 LTTE suspects released". Beta.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
2. (AFP) – January 9, 2010 (2010-01-09). "AFP: Sri Lanka frees over 700 ex-militants: military". Google.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
3. B. Muralidhar Reddy (2010-01-12). "The Hindu : News / International : Rajapaksa assures Tamils greater say". Beta.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
4. (AFP) – January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11). "AFP: Sri Lanka president offers concessions to Tamils". Google.com. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
5. http://www.ptinews.com/news/479855_Bomb-attack-in-Colombo-ahead-of-vote
6. "Sri Lanka activist's home is hit by petrol bomb". BBC News. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
7. "Sri Lanka ex-president delivers poll blow to Rajapaksa". BBC News. 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
8. "Sri Lanka Political News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". Dailynews.lk. 2010-01-26. Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
9. B. Muralidhar Reddy (2010-01-26). "The Hindu : News / International : Over 70 per cent voting in Sri Lanka presidential poll". Beta.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
10. "Sri Lankan presidential election starts". News.xinhuanet.com. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
11. "Sri Lanka president wins re-election - state TV". BBC News. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-09-20.