The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents President: Chandrika Kumaratunga Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike Chief Justice: G. P. S. de Silva
Governors Central Province – E. L. Senanayake North Central Province – Maithripala Senanayake North Eastern Province – Gamini Fonseka North Western Province – Hector Arawwawala Sabaragamuwa Province – C. N. Saliya Mathew Southern Province – Neville Kanakeratne Uva Province – Ananda Dassanayake Western Province – K. Vignarajah
Chief Ministers Central Province – W. M. P. B. Dissanayake North Central Province – Jayasena Dissanayake North Western Province – Nimal Bandara Sabaragamuwa Province – Jayatilake Podinilame Southern Province – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Uva Province – Percy Samaraweera Western Province – Susil Premajayanth
Events Sri Lankan Civil War Eelam War III Operation Jayasikurui 13 May – The Sri Lankan Army unleashes Operation Jayasikurui, marking the beginning of a long military campaign which would last for almost 2 years. 10–25 June – The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam launches a series of attacks, marking the start of the Thandikulam–Omanthai offensive. The towns of Thandikulam and Omanthai fall to the hands of the LTTE, marking the second significant loss for the Sri Lankan Army.
Notes
a. Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research.
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