Janaka Perera
Sri Lankan politician
Died when: 62 years 248 days (752 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Major General Janaka Perera, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, VSP, rcds, psc, CR (1 February 1946 – 6 October 2008) was a Sri Lankan General and politician.
He served as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and is considered one of the most distinguished generals in Sri Lankan history.
After retiring from the army he served as a Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia and Ambassador to Indonesia.He was the opposition leader of the North Central Provincial Council until he and his wife were killed on 6 October 2008 by a suicide bomber.
The LTTE have been blamed for the bombing by Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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