| Mahinda Rajapaksa | |
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| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Preceded by | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
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| In office 06 April 2004 – 19 November 2005 |
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| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Ranil Wickremasinghe |
| Succeeded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
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| Born | 18 November 1945 Madamulana, Hambantota, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | UPFA (SLFP) |
| Spouse | Shiranthi Rajapaksa (nee Wickremesinghe) |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Background |
| Sri Lanka • History of Sri Lanka |
| Origins of the Civil War |
| Origins of the Civil War Black July • Riots and pogroms Human rights • Allegations of state terror Tamil militant groups |
| LTTE |
| LTTE • Attacks • Expulsion of Muslims from Jaffna |
| Current major figures |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa Velupillai Prabhakaran Karuna Amman Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sarath Fonseka |
| Indian Involvement |
| Operation Poomalai Indo-Sri Lanka Accord Indian Peace Keeping Force Rajiv Gandhi • RAW |
| See also |
| Military of Sri Lanka TMVP • EPDP Notable assassinations • Child soldiers |
Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa (commonly known as Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sinhala මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, mahinda rājapakṣa; IPA: [maˈhində ˈraːjəˌpakʂə]; born November 18, 1945) is the current President of Sri Lanka. The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected Head of state and the Head of government. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake MP (born on May 5, 1933) is the 14th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and a veteran politician Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (born 29 June 1945) was the fifth President (and fourth to hold the office as Executive president) of The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. 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Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (born 29 June 1945) was the fifth President (and fourth to hold the office as Executive president) of Ranil Shriyan Wickramasinghe, MP (born March 24, 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician and current Ratnasiri Wickremanayake MP (born on May 5, 1933) is the 14th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and a veteran politician Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Hambantota is a rural town in southern coastal area of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices The Sri Lankan Civil War is an Ongoing conflict on the Island -nation of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Traditionally the recorded History of Sri Lanka boasts of 25 chronicled centuries Origins of the Sri lankan civil war is highlighted by the continuous political rancor between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils Black July is the commonly used name for the Pogroms starting in Sri Lanka on July 23 1983. Following is a List of riots and pogroms in Sri Lanka 1915 riots The first reported organized riots in Sri Lanka were against the minority Sri Lankan Muslims Major human rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, as well as the United States Department of State and the European Union, Various Non-governmental organizations and individuals have accused the Sri Lankan government of committing state terrorism Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups rose to prominence in the 1970s to fight the state of Sri Lanka to create an independent Tamil Eelam. "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. The following is a list of attacks attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE commonly known as the Tamil Tigers The expulsion of the Muslims from the Northern province was an act of Ethnic cleansing carried out by the Tamil militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Velupillai Prabhakaran (வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன் born November 26, 1954) also known informally as Thambi (தம்பி Colonel Karuna Amman is the Nom de guerre of Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan (born 1966 the President of the TMVP ( TamilEela Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal Lieutenant Colonel (Ret Nandasena Gotabhaya Rajapaksa RWP, RSP, GR is the current Permanent Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, rcds psc, SLSR is a Sri Lankan Army officer who has served throughout Operation Poomalai or Eagle Mission 4 was the codename assigned to a mission undertaken by the Indian Air Force to airdrop supplies over the besieged town of Sri Lankan Civil War See also Sri Lankan Civil War Sri Lanka, from the early part of the 1980s was facing an increasingly violent ethnic strife Indian Peace Keeping Force ( IPKF; Hindi: भारतीय शान्ति सेना was the Indian military contingent performing a Peacekeeping Rajiv Gandhi राजीव गांधी (raːdʒiːv gaːnd̪ʰiː born in Bombay, (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991 the elder son of Indira and Feroze Research and Analysis Wing ( RAW or R&AW) is India 's external Intelligence agency. The Military of Sri Lanka consists of Three Branches which are the Army, Navy, Air Force which comes under the Ministry of Defence. Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP ( தமிழ் மக்கள் விடுதலைப்புலிகள், Tamil Peoples Liberation Tigers) also The Eelam People's Democratic Party is a Political party and a Paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka. Since the onset of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 1983 militant and paramilitary groups have assassinated many Public figures on suspicion of being sympathizers or informants Military use of children in Sri Lanka has been an internationally recognized problem since the inception of the Sri Lankan civil war in 1983. Sinhalese or Sinhala (සිංහල ISO 15919: siṁhala ˈsiŋhələ earlier referred to as Singhalese) is the language of the Sinhalese Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected Head of state and the Head of government. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa previously served as the country's Prime Minister from April 6, 2004 until his swearing in as President for a six-year term on November 19, 2005. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is married to Shiranthi Rajapaksa, and is the father of three sons.
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Early life
Rajapaksa was born in Weerakatiya in the southern rural district of Hambantota. The provinces of Sri Lanka are divided into 25 Districts ( Sinhala: දිස්ත්රික්ක sing Hambantota is a rural town in southern coastal area of Sri Lanka. [1] He hails from a well known political family in Sri Lanka. His father, D. A. Rajapaksa, was a prominent politician, independence agitator and former Member of Parliament. Don Alwin Rajapaksa (commonly known as DA Rajapaksa; born November 05 1905 was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. D. M. Rajapaksa, his uncle, was a State Councilor for Hambantota in the 1930s who started wearing the earthy brown shawl to represent kurakkan (finger millet) cultivated by the people of his area, whose cause he championed throughout his life. Finger millet ( Eleusine coracana, Amharic ዳጉሳ "Dagusa" or ቶኩሶ tōkūsō) also known as African millet or Ragi It is from his example that Rajapaksa wears his characteristic shawl. [1]
Rajapaksa was educated at Richmond College, Galle before moving to Nalanda College, Colombo and later Thurstan College, Colombo. Richmond College is a secondary school in Galle, Sri Lanka The school was started in the year 1876 by Christian Missionaries Nalanda College is a Buddhist school in Colombo Sri Lanka. The college was established by P Thurstan College is a leading Public School in Colombo It is a National School ie it is controlled by the Central government as opposed to the Provincial Council and provides [1] He also had a few cameo roles as a movie actor in a few Sinhalese movies and also worked as a library assistant at Vidyodaya University. The Vidyodaya University emerged in 1958 from the Vidyodaya Pirivena, a distinguished Buddhist center of learning [2]
Following the death of his father in 1967, Rajapaksa took over as the SLFP candidate for Beliatte constituency and was elected to Parliament in 1970 as the youngest Member of Parliament at the age of 24[3]. Later he studied law at the Sri Lanka Law College and took oaths as an attorney-at-law in November 1977[4]. Sri Lanka Law College was established as the Ceylon Law College under the Council of Legal Education (it self established in 1873 in 1874 in order to impart a formal legal education to Rajapaksa becoming a human-rights lawyer, and practiced law in his rural district Hambantota and Matara form 1977. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Matara can refer to Matara Eritrea Matara Sri Lanka Matará, Cangallo Province, Peru Throughout his parliamentary career, except for the period from 1994-2001 when he was a minister, he continued his law practice in Tangalle. [1]
He lost his parliamentary seat in the landslide defeat of the SLFP in 1977. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays [1] During the 1985 by-election campaign in the Mulkirigala electorate in Hambantota district, for which his brother Chamal Rajapaksa contested representing the SLFP, Mahinda was remanded by the then UNP government for allegations of possession of unauthorized fire arms, but he was cleared of charges due to lack of evidence. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The term remand may be used to describe an action by an Appellate court in which it remands or sends back a case to the Trial court or lower appellate court for
In Opposition
From the start of his career, Rajapaksa adopted a centre-left political stance, identifying himself with labour rights.
In 1989 he was re-elected to Parliament to represent Hambantota District under Proportional Representation. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Hambantota is a rural town in southern coastal area of Sri Lanka. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. He came into prominence as a leader, together with Manorani Saravanamuttu, of the Mothers Front, which organised the mothers of the "disappeared" in the white terror of 1988-90 instigated by a rebel group that called themselves Deshapremi Jathika Vyaparaya or 'Patriotic National Movement'. In general the term White Terror refers to acts of violence carried out by Reactionary (usually monarchist or conservative) groups as part of a [1] The Visva Bharati University of Calcutta in India conferred on him the title Professor Emeritus for his record on human rights. Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan is a Central University in India and is located in the Indian state of West Bengal The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies
In the early 1990s he was elected to the Central Committee of the SLFP and was part of a re-organisation drive. Central Committee most commonly refers to the central executive unit of a Leninist (commonly also Trotskyist) or Communist party, whether ruling or He also organized and led the Pada Yatra march from Colombo to Kataragama in protest against the United National Party government, which was primarily responsible for its downfall. Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. Kataragama also Katharagama,and Katirkamam ( Tamil கதிர்காமம் is a regionally popular place of pilgrimage of Hindu, The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP Sinhalese: එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය (pronounced Eksath Jathika Pakshaya
Appointment as Minister
In 1994, following the election victory of the People's Alliance a political front led by Sri Lanka Freedom Party and headed by Chandrika Kumaratunga, Rajapaksa was appointed Minister of Labour. For the current elections in the Eastern Province see Sri Lanka Eastern Provincial Council elections 2008 The People's Alliance (PA is a front of political parties in Sri Lanka, formed in 1994. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (born 29 June 1945) was the fifth President (and fourth to hold the office as Executive president) of He held this post until 1997 when, following a cabinet reshuffle, his portfolio was changed to Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. [1]
During his tenure of Minister of Labor, he suffered a major setback when President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga did not implement his brainchild, the Worker’s Charter, which he drafted and had presented to parliament. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (born 29 June 1945) was the fifth President (and fourth to hold the office as Executive president) of The charter sought to establish trade union rights, a wages Commission, social security, a National Trade Union Training Institute and facilities the adjudication of industrial disputes.
Following are some of the tasks he carried out during his period as Minister.
- Initiated a housing program called "Diyawara Gammana" for fishermen and their families.
- Initiated the first ever University for Oceanography known as "Sagara Vishwavidyalaya. Oceanography (from the greek words Ωκεανός meaning Ocean and γράφω meaning to write also called oceanology or "
- Introduced a special banking scheme called “Idiwara Banks” for fishermen.
- Established a Coastal Guard Unit, a much needed security system for an Island nation, to stop the illegal fishing activities and protect the coast of Sri Lanka.
- Provided fisheries communication equipment to improve the efficiency through the use of technology.
- In addition to the Portfolio of Fisheries, he also held the Portfolio of the Ports and Shipping for a short period of three months. Within this period, he took the initial steps to construct Hambantota Harbour.
Leader of the Opposition
When the UNP defeated the People's Alliance in the 2001 elections, Rajapaksa lost his position in the Government. The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP Sinhalese: එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය (pronounced Eksath Jathika Pakshaya He was however appointed Leader of the Opposition in March 2002. The Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lanka is the politician who leads main opposition [1]
Premiership
After the Parliamentary Elections of 2004, in which the United People's Freedom Alliance was victorious, there was a struggle between Rajapakse, former Foreign Minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar and President Chandrika Kumaratunga's brother and former Opposition Leader Anura Bandaranaike for the post of Prime Minister. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankabhimanya Lakshman Kadirgamar PC ( April 12, 1932 &ndash August 12, 2005) was a Sri Lankan Diplomat Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (born 29 June 1945) was the fifth President (and fourth to hold the office as Executive president) of Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike ( February 15, 1949 &ndash March 16, 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician served as Kumaratunga was widely expected to appoint Kadirgamar, one of her close advisors, however, due to pressure from grass-root level party supporters, Kumaratunga had to select the more popular Mahinda Rajapaksa instead. Rajapaksa was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s 13th Prime Minister on April 6, 2004. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [1]
While Rajapaksa was the Prime Minister, he also held the Ministry of Highways.
- Initiated "Maga Neguma" project to build rural and city roads and highways, and allocated funds to each and every local government area.
- Proposed and planned to construct fly-overs to minimize traffic congestion in Colombo.
As Prime Minister, Rajapaksa was also put in charge of the Information and Communication Technology Agency. Following are his accomplishments in that position.
- Re-energized the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka.
- Taking the Information Technology (IT) and computer literacy to rural areas under the “Nanasala” project. The Nanasala project is an initiative to introduce several models of the telecentres or knowledge centres to be established in all parts of Sri Lanka to spread ICT services to the rural and semi-urban populations.
Presidency (November 2005-present)
After another tussle, Rajapaksa was chosen in front of Anura Bandaranaike, brother of Chandrika Kumaratunga, as the presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party for the Presidential Election held on November 17, 2005. Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike ( February 15, 1949 &ndash March 16, 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician served as The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. For the current elections in the Eastern Province see Sri Lanka Eastern Provincial Council elections 2008 Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rajapaksa was up against Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe, the leader of the United National Party in this election. The Leader of the Opposition in the Sri Lanka is the politician who leads main opposition Ranil Shriyan Wickramasinghe, MP (born March 24, 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician and current The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP Sinhalese: එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය (pronounced Eksath Jathika Pakshaya Rajapaksa defeated Wickremasinghe narrowly by 190,000 votes and took office as President on November 19, 2005. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His victory was largely due to the mass support from the southern Sinhala-Buddhist voters due to support and endorsement from the JHU and JVP political parties, after having agreed not to divide the country into federal states as the LTTE demanded. "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. Also, in the north-east, the LTTE called for a boycott of the polls from Tamil voters in areas under their control, and forcibly prevented a large section of voters from visiting the polling booths. [5] Rajapaksa received 50. 3% of the vote.
After becoming President of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa reshuffled the cabinet and took the portfolios of Defence and Finance in the new cabinet, which was sworn on November 23, 2005. The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected Head of state and the Head of government. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Disproven Allegations of Corruption
Mahinda Rajapaksa has been accused of corruption from before his election as President. The first of them was the "Helping Hambantota" case, where he was accused of appropriating close to USD830,000 into a Treasury approved private fund, known as Helping Hambantota, to help the victims of the Boxing Day tsunami in Hambantota - his hometown and electoral district. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of Hambantota is a rural town in southern coastal area of Sri Lanka. Before the election, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka put a hold on the case. Later dismissing the case, Chief Justice Sarath Silva said the court case had been brought as soon as Rajapaksa was nominated as a presidential candidate. "The court sees this as an attempt to get political mileage for [UNP leader] Ranil Wickramasinghe and to discredit Mahinda Rajapaksa. " It was told in parliament that the cabinet was aware of the existence of the Helping Hambantota fund. His office said he had held donations in Helping Hambantota fund to speed up the rate at which aid money was being handed out to victims of the 26 December, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The money in question had been put in a state account and Rajapaksa had not taken "even a cent" for his use, then Prime Minister's secretary Lalith Weeratunga told the AFP news agency at the time. [6].
Political Position
Unlike some members of his coalition, Rajapaksa used to support peace talks with the Tamil Tigers as a means of ending the civil war with the Tamil secessionist movement. "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. The Sri Lankan Civil War is an Ongoing conflict on the Island -nation of Sri Lanka.
However, immediately following his election victory, a series of mine blasts blamed on the LTTE in the country claimed the lives of many off-duty servicemen and civilians, pushing the country back to the brink of war. "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. [7] Following the closure by the LTTE of a reservoir supplying water to 15,000 people named "Mavil Aru" in government controlled areas on July 21, 2006,[8] the Sri Lankan military launched an offensive against the LTTE, bringing the entire reservoir under government control. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use Water supply is the process of self-provision or provision by third parties of water of various qualities to different users Mavil Aru (Mahaweli Oya is a waterway in Sri Lanka that supplies water to some regions of eastern Sri Lanka Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Further military engagements have led to the LTTE been driven out of virtually the entire Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Eastern Province ( Tamil: கிழக்கு மாகாணம் Sinhala: Negenahira Palata) is a province of Sri Lanka. The increased military activities are the reason for a projected 40% increase in defence spending for 2007. [9] [10] [11]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i President's Fund of Sri Lanka, President's Profile
- ^ When Mahinda became the youngest MP Thilakarathne, Indeewara, The Sunday Observer
- ^ When Mahinda became the youngest MP Thilakarathne, Indeewara, The Sunday Observer
- ^ President Mahinda Rajapaksa, president.gov.lk
- ^ "Hardliner wins Sri Lanka election", BBC News, November 2005 18, 2005. The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected Head of state and the Head of government. The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. TemplatePolitics of Sri Lanka Politics of Sri Lanka takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ "["http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/south_asia/4849442.stm" Lanka president wins tsunami case]", BBC News, March 27, 2006. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ "How President decided on retaliation", The Sunday Times, April 30, 2006. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ "Sri Lanka forces attack reservoir", BBC News, August 6, 2006.
- ^ BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | Fighting mars Lanka peace moves
- ^ "Sri Lanka President swipes at U.N. record", REUTERS, September 25, 2007.
- ^ "President Mahinda Rajapaksa appeals to unnamed political elements not to betray motherland to foreign interests", Asian Tribune, August 13, 2007.
External links
- Sri Lankan President's Official Website
- Mahinda Rajapaksa's Web Site
- Negotiations the only way out
- Mahinda Rajapaksa in Sinhala
- By Mangala Samaraweera in Sinhala
- "Mahinda 4 Sri Lanka" A website with Mahinda Rajapaksa Biography, Photos, News and Critics
- Sri Lanka Freedom Party's official Website
- BBC report on the election victory
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| Preceded by Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga |
President of Sri Lanka 2005 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 2004 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
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