2010 in Sri Lanka

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The following lists notable events that took place during 2010 in Sri Lanka .

Incumbents

• President – Mahinda Rajapaksa
• Prime Minister – Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (until 21 April), D. M. Jayaratne (from 21 April)
• Chief Justice – Asoka de Silva
• Speaker of the Parliament – 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 Lanka Army releases over 700 ex-LTTE members after a rehabilitation program. ^{[1] [2]}
• 12 January – 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 Colombo. ^{[5] [6]}
• 24 January – Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga endorses opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka in the upcoming elections. ^[7]
• 26 January – 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election: Incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa is reelected to a second term, defeating opposition candidate and former commander of the Sri Lanka Army Sarath Fonseka. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

April

• 8 April – The first round of the 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election is held.
• 20 April – 2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election: Due to irregularities in two districts, polls were re-held. The ruling United People's Freedom Alliance led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa secures a landslide victory, obtaining 144 seats in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The elections had the lowest voter turnout in Sri Lanka since independence. ^[12]

May

• 31 May – Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to establish an independent international accountability mechanism to address the serious concerns which arose during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009 at the opening of the fourteenth regular session of the Human Rights Council. ^[13]

November

• 10–11 November – 2010 Colombo floods

Sport

Cricket

Main article: 2010 ICC World Twenty20

Main article: 2010 Asia Cup

Rugby

Main article: 2010 Hong Kong Sevens

Main article: 2010 Asian Five Nations

Main article: Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's

Soccer

Main article: 2010 AFC Challenge Cup

Deaths

January

1

• Periyasamy Chandrasekaran, 52, Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament, after short illness. ^[ permanent dead link ‍]

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. Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. B. Muralidhar Reddy. "712 LTTE suspects released". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07.
2. "Sri Lanka frees over 700 ex-militants: military". AFP. 2010-01-09. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
3. B. Muralidhar Reddy (2010-01-12). "Rajapaksa assures Tamils greater say". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08.
4. "Sri Lanka president offers concessions to Tamils". AFP. 2010-01-12. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
5. "Bomb attack in Colombo ahead of vote". Press Trust of India . Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
6. "Sri Lanka activist's home bombed". BBC News. 2010-01-22. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17.
7. "Sri Lanka ex-president delivers poll blow to Rajapaksa". BBC News. 2010-01-24. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.
8. "Sri Lanka president wins re-election - state TV". BBC News. 2010-01-27. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10.
9. "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.
10. B. Muralidhar Reddy (2010-01-26). "Over 70 per cent voting in Sri Lanka presidential poll". The Hindu. Beta.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
11. "Sri Lankan presidential election starts". News.xinhuanet.com. 2010-01-26. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
12. Haviland, Charles (2010-04-21). "Final Sri Lanka vote count confirms Rajapaksa triumph". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11.
13. "Statement of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at Opening of fourteenth regular session of Human Rights Council". Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.