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2015 in Sri Lanka

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1990s 2000s 2010s

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Other events of 2015 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Sri Lanka.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Mahinda Rajapaksa (until 9 January), Maithripala Sirisena (starting 9 January)
  • Prime Minister: Disanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne (until 9 January), Ranil Wickremesinghe (starting 9 January)

    • January

  • January 8 - Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls for a presidential election with a tight contest predicted between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and challenger Maithripala Sirisena.
  • January 9 - Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat to Maithripala Sirisena in the presidential election.
  • January 11 - The new Sri Lankan government announces that it will investigate allegations of a coup attempt by Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a bid to retain power after being defeated at the polls.

    • May

  • May 13 - Murder of S. Vithiya: Schoolgirl S. Vithiya is gang raped and murdered in Pungudutivu.

    • Deaths

  • September 26 – Ana Seneviratne,former Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police (b. 1927)

    • References

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