Sarath Chandralal Fonseka (born Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka (born 18 December ) is a politician and retired Sri Lankan army officer. He was the eighteenth Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, and under his command the Sri Lankan Army ended the year Sri Lankan Civil War in , defeating the militant group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ; he.
Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Over a career of four decades, Sarath Fonseka has been Sri Lanka's most high-profile and arguably its most tactically successful army officer. Prior to his release from.
General Sarath Fonseka had General Sarath Fonseka had his primary education at Madawalalanda Maha Vidyalaya Ampara, Thawalama Vidyalaya Hiniduma and Dharmashoka Vidyalaya Ambalangoda. He completed secondary education at Ananda College Colombo, where he excelled not only in education but also in the field of athletics and sports, bringing fame to the College in swimming.
Retired general Sarath Fonseka, who Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka (born 18 December ) is a retired Sri Lankan army officer and politician.
Fonseka was the first Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka is a retired Sri Lankan army officer. He was the eighteenth Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, and under his command the Sri Lankan Army ended the year Sri Lankan Civil War in , defeating the militant group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; he thereafter briefly served as the Chief of.
22 April ; Member Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka, known as Sarath Fonseka (Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, RCDS, PSC (Sinhalese language: සරත් ෆොන්සේකා, Tamil language: சரத் பொன்சேகா, born 18 December ) is a former commander and General of the Sri Lanka Army and a former candidate for.
Fonseka, a career military officer, Retired general Sarath Fonseka, who had commanded the Sri Lankan army in the final battle against the Tigers, emerged as his main opposition. In the January election Rajapaksa easily defeated Fonseka, winning 58 percent of the vote, though the general protested the results.
Over a career of
Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka (born 18 December ) is a politician and retired Sri Lankan army officer. He was the eighteenth Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, and under his command the Sri Lankan Army ended the year Sri Lankan Civil War in , defeating the militant group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ; he.