Clement Victor Gunaratne (Sinhala: ක්ලෙමෙන්ට් වික්ටර් ගුණරත්න) was Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Industries Development. He and his wife along with 20 others[3] were killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE organization on 7 June 2000.[4][5][6][7][8]
C. V. Gunaratne | |
|---|---|
| සී. වී. ගුණරත්න | |
| Minister of Industrial Development | |
| In office 1994 [1][2] – 2000 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
| In office 1989–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | June 7, 2000 Rathmalana, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo where was captain of the rugby team. His father was Major L. V. Gooneratne, ED, CCC the first Mayor of Dehiwala - Mt Lavinia[9][10] He entered politics as a member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council in which he was Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka Freedom Party). He was chosen as a Central Committee Member of the SLFP in early 1970s and was elected to parliament in the parliamentary general election held in 1989.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The New Cabinet" (PDF). Tamil Times. XIII (8): 4. 15 August 1994. ISSN 0266-4488.
- ^ "The Cabinet" (PDF). The Sri Lanka Monitor (79): 2. August 1994.
- ^ Narayana, Nagesh (16 January 2008). Gardner, Simon (ed.). "CHRONOLOGY-Attacks blamed on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers". Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Minister Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack". China: People's Daily. 8 June 2000. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Protecting Parliamentarians A Dire Necessity
- ^ Reuters AlertNet - CHRONOLOGY-Attacks blamed on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers
- ^ Failed Attempt: Suicide Attack or Peace Process?
- ^ The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism, ROBERT A. PAPE The University of Chicago, American Political Science Review Vol. 97, No. 3 August 2003, Page No 16
- ^ Monument in honour of old Royalists who have made the supreme sacrifice
- ^ "Northerners receive new lease of life". Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
edit- Nation bids farewell to the late minister and his wife
- Sri Lankan Minister Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack
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