1999 in Sri Lanka

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See also:	Other events of 1999 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

The following lists events that happened during 1999 in Sri Lanka.

Incumbents

• President: Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Events

• On 16 November 1999, the fourth official presidential elections of Sri Lanka take place. Chandrika Kumaratunga, wins by a 51.12% margin amidst several assassination attempts prior to the campaign.^[1][2][3][4]
• On October 1999 the Oddusuddan offensive took place, it was a military operation in which the Tamil Tigers captured Oddusuddan from the Sri Lankan Army. The Tamil Tigers are believed to have captured large amounts of weapons & ammunitions as well as armoured vehicles in this operation.^[5]

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. "REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 22 DECEMBER 1999". Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive.
2. "1999 - Presidential Election". Manthree.com.
3. "1999 Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results". LankaNewspapers.com.
4. "Result of Presidential Election 1999" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
5. "Tigers raise flag at Oddusuddan". TamilNet. 1999-11-02. Retrieved 2009-01-02.