Attempted assassination of Chandrika Kumaratunga information
1999 attempted murder of 5th President of Sri Lanka
Attempted assassination of Chandrika Kumaratunga
Location
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date
December 18, 1999
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths
34[1]
Injured
105+[2]
Perpetrators
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Convicted
Velayutham Varatharajah Chandra Ragupathy[3]
Verdict
30 years in prison (served 22 years; pardoned by President Ranil Wickremesinghe)
Charges
110 charges[4] including aiding and abetting in murder of president, conspiracy, and terrorist attack
Judge
High Court Judge Padmini Ranawaka Gunathilake[3]
On December 18, 1999, the 5th President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, was wounded in a coordinated bomb blast that was attempting to take her life.[2] Kumaratunga had been president for one-term, and was campaigning for her second term in office in the 1999 presidential election. Upon leaving her final election rally at Town Hall in the country's capital of Colombo, she was caught in an explosive attack planned by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[5]
Kumaratunga survived, but was injured, permanently losing vision in her right eye due to optic nerve damage.[6] 34 others were killed in the blast, with an additional 105+ who were injured. In the days following the attack, Kumaratunga won the election, defeating current president Ranil Wickremesinghe. Just a few short days after the attack, on December 22, 1999, she was sworn in for her second term in office.
^PTI (February 8, 2021). "Lanka in talks with India to extradite criminal wanted in assassination bid on former Prez: Minister Sarath Weerasekera". The Indian Express. Retrieved on May 5, 2023.
^ abFilkins, Dexter; Karunatilake, Waruna (December 19, 1999). "Sri Lankan President Wounded in Suicide Bomber Attack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on May 4, 2023.
^ ab(September 30, 2015). "Two get 290, 300 years jail for attempt on Chandrika Kumaratunga". The Hindu. Retrieved on May 5, 2023.
^(September 30, 2015). "2 suspects who aided and abetted the assassination attempt of former President Chandrika jailed for 300 and 290 years respectively". Hiru News. Retrieved on May 5, 2023.
^Burke, Jason (December 18, 1999). "Suicide bomber blasts Sri Lanka's woman leader". The Guardian. Retrieved on May 4, 2023.
^Dugger, Celia (October 8, 2000). "The Blood All Over". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved on May 4, 2023.
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