2001 in Sri Lanka

← 2000 1999 1998 2001 in Sri Lanka → 2002 2003 2004
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 2001 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Sri Lanka.

Incumbents

• President: Chandrika Kumaratunga. (Before December 2001)
• President: Ranil Wickremesinghe. (After December 2001)

Events

• The LTTE launch a bold attack on Bandaranaike Airport, this would become one of the most boldest attacks launched by the organization to date. Multiple aircraft ranging from civilian airlines to military helicopters were destroyed and damaged, much of the nations tourist industry was effected.^[1][2]
• The Tamil National Alliance becomes a political alliance of Sri Lanka in October 2001, and begins participating in elections. The formation of the party is an attempt to reduce segregation of ethnic Tamils in the region whom are considered a minority.^[3][4]

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. "Intelligence failures exposed by Tamil Tiger airport attack". Jane's Intelligence Review. 2001. Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
2. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010724-0
3. "TNA Agrees to Renounce Support for Separation From Lanka".
4. "TNA tells Court it rejects separatism".