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Sri Lanka

Decades:
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Events from the year 2012 in Sri Lanka.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Chief Ministers

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Events

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January to March

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22 March: United Nations Human Rights Council passes resolution 19/2 on Sri Lanka

April to June

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July to September

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October to December

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Deaths

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January

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  • 4 January – N. G. P. Panditharatne, politician.[160]
  • 10 January – Anadapiya Kudathini, poet.[161]
  • 13 January – Roland A. Fernando, (dramatist) [162]
  • 15 January – Stanley Liyanage, (musician) [162]

February

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  • 2 February – Punyasena Gunasinghe, (dramatist) [162]
  • 9 February – Leelananda R. Gunawardena, (author) [162]
  • 21 February – Ranil Abeynaike, cricketer (b. 1955).[163][164]
  • 23 February – E. M. G. Edirisinghe, (author) [162]

March

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April

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May

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  • 10 May – Vincent David, (filmmaker) [173]

June

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  • 10 June – Janesh Silva, 50 (actor) [174]
  • 15 June
    • Nawanandana Wijesinghe (actor) [175]
    • Victor Ramanayake, 59 (actor) [176]
  • 19 June – Suminda Weerasinghe, (cinematographer) [177]
  • 20 June
    • Nishshanka Weerasinghe, (dramatist) [162]
    • Udaya Thalpawila, 51 (actor) [178]

July

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  • 3 July – S. M. Seneviratne, 91 (archeologist) [179]
  • 4 July – Ignatius Anandappa, cricket umpire (b. 1939).[180][181]
  • 8 July – Geethanjana Mendis, neuro physician and head of Sports Medicine Unit, Ministry of Sports.[182][183]
  • 11 July – Valentine Fernando, (actor) [162]
  • 12 July – Norbert Rathnasiri, (cameraman) [162]
  • 15 July – Harun Saba, (musician) [162]
  • 20 July – Nimal Lakshapathiaarachi, broadcaster.[184]
  • 27 July – Wasantha Kumara Dep, (actor) [162]
  • 29 July – Ranjith Jayasuriya, (actor) [162]

August

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September

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  • 1 September – Wijeyapala Mendis, politician (b. 1928).[187][188]
  • 7 September – Thilak Jayaratne, (journalist) [189]

October

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  • 1 October – Nalaka Wedamulla, 40 (teledrama director) [190]
  • 13 October – Wasantha Kiriwattuduwa, 62 (actress) [191]
  • 19 October – Lal Piyasena, (film editor) [162]
  • 25 October – Welithara a. Ranasinghe, (civil servant) [192]
  • 30 October – Carlo Wijesiri, (musician) [162]

November

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  • 19 November – Chandrasiri Sevikrama, (actor) [162]

December

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  • 3 December – Mohamed Maharoof, politician.[193]
  • 4 December – Hemapala Gallage, 53 (tabla player) [194]
  • 28 December – S. Selvasekaran, 65 (actor) [195]

See also

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References

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