Ranjan Wijeratne - Wikipedia
General Ranjan Wijeratne (4 April 1931 – 2 March 1991) was a Sri Lankan planter and politician. He served in the Premadasa cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs and then Minister of Plantation Industries, while holding the office of State Minister for Defence. [1] [2]
The Assassination Of Ranjan Wijeratne - Colombo Telegraph
2014年4月11日 · Ranjan Wijeratne was the practical man from the Plantation Raj who charged headlong once he made up his mind. His instinctive feudal approach succeeded with the JVP, but backfired in the case of the LTTE.
General Ranjan Wijeratne by RPH/ Gen Ranjan Wijeratne Fnd ...
Moving into the political arena when terror stalked the land — the establishments and every democratic institution of the country faced total extinction — Wijeratne uncompromisingly, gave unprecedented political leadership to the nation’s armed forces to wipe out terrorism in every form, be it the JVP or the LTTE.
1991: Sri Lankan hardliner among 19 killed in blast - BBC News
Ranjan Wijeratne was posthumously promoted from a colonel of the Sri Lankan army to a general. Following the attack, the LTTE denied killing Mr Wijeratne but said would be...
1987–1989 JVP insurrection - Wikipedia
Ranjan Wijeratne, who played a major role in the Ops Combine, claimed he was ready to launch a similar counterinsurgency against the LTTE. Wijeratne was assassinated in 1991, which led to the outbreak of the second phase of the Sri Lanka-LTTE conflict, known as the Second Eelam War.
Ranjan Wijeratne - Wikiwand
General Ranjan Wijeratne (4 April 1931 – 2 March 1991) was a Sri Lankan planter and politician. He served in the Premadasa cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs and then Minister of Plantation Industries , while holding the office of State Minister for Defence .
Sri Lankan official killed in bomb blast - Tampa Bay Times
2005年10月12日 · Sri Lankan Deputy Defense Minister Ranjan Wijeratne, who led the government's war against Tamil and Sinhalese rebels, died in a bomb blast that killed 19 people and injured 73 Saturday, police...