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	Lankalovers.com - NEWS SITE
		Ranil Wickramasinghe, the Leader of the United National Party and the United National Front was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on 9th December 2001 after having won the Parliamentary General Elections.
		Ranil Wickremesinghe is the son of Esmond Wickremesinghe and Nalini Wickremesinghe.
		Ranil Wickremesinghe is married to Maithree Wickramasinghe, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of English, University of Kelaniya.
	www.lankalovers.com /whattheysay/p_prime.shtml (692 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ranil Wickremasinghe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wickremasinghe's father was Esmond Wickremasinghe, an ex-Samasamajist and supremo of the Lake House group of newspapers.
		Wickremasinghe was appointed as the chief organizer of the Kelaniya Parliamentary seat in the mid 1970s but was later installed as the chief organizer of the Biyagama seat which he won in the 1977 parliamentary elections.
		Wickremasinghe came under fiery criticism and was called a traitor by many, after a police officer, commonly perceived as a Wickramasinghe ally, exposed an elite Sri Lankan army LRRP unit who were engaged in operations against the LTTE, on the accusastion that the unit was deployed to assassinate Wickramasinghe.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ranil-Wickremasinghe (3644 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Chandrika Kumaratunga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		President Kumaratunga opposed the leniency shown by the Wickremasinghe government and in May 2003, she indicated her willingness to sack Prime Minister Wickremasinghe's government if she felt it was making too many concessions to the rebels because in her eyes, power is always better than peace and opression for a minority.
		On November 04, 2003, whilst the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was visiting the United States, she suspended Parliament and deployed troops to take control of the country, effectively putting the country into a State of Emergency.
		Ranil Wickremesinghe was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka during 1993-1994, and 2001-2004 Ranil Shriyan Wickremasinghe (born March 24, 1949) is a popular Sri Lankan politician.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Chandrika-Kumaratunga (2380 words)

	Biografías de Líderes Políticos CIDOB: Ranil Wickremasinghe (Sri Lanka) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wickremasinghe fue entonces transferido a la dirección del Ministerio de Industria, donde se responsabilizó del programa de liberalización y reconversión del sector secundario, sujeto desde la independencia a las políticas de planificación estatal, y de paso fue elegido líder del grupo de diputados nacionalistas en la Asamblea Nacional.
		Wickremasinghe era entonces el único dirigente nacionalista que gozaba de una cierta respetabilidad en un partido diezmado en su cúpula por los ataques terroristas y vapuleado por el electorado debido a su incapacidad de parar la violencia, vigorizar la economía y moralizar las instituciones.
		Wickremasinghe desestimó una propuesta de Kumaratunga consistente en la retención por él de un papel principal en las negociaciones con los LTTE siempre que aceptara someterse al dictado de la Presidencia de la República en todo lo que atañera a la defensa y la seguridad del país.
	www.cidob.org /bios/castellano/lideres/w-023.htm (3051 words)

	Chandrika Kumaratunga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In February 2002, Mr Wickremasinghe's government and the LTTE signed a permanent ceasefire agreement, paving the way for talks to end the long-running conflict.
		Kumaratunga opposed the leniency shown by the Wickremasinghe government and in May 2003, she indicated her willingness to sack Mr.
		On November 4, 2003, whilst the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was visiting the United States, she suspended parliament and deployed troops to take control of the country, effectively putting the country into a State of Emergency.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Chandrika_Kumaratunga.html (445 words)

	MIT CIS: Spotlight Archive
		CAMBRIDGE — Ranil Wickremasinghe, a lawyer who was Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister from 1993-1994 and 2001-2004, has begun a several-week residency at MIT’s Center for International Studies (CIS).
		Wickremasinghe, who will have an office at CIS until early May, will likely meet with MIT students about the resolution of civil conflicts, a subject with additional saliency given the ongoing strife in Iraq.
		Wickremasinghe negotiated a ceasefire between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels, in which the rebels dropped their demand for independence in favor of regional autonomy.
	web.mit.edu /cis/press_release_ranil.html (309 words)

	MAHINDA, RANIL AND THE KANDASWAMY DEITY OF MAAVIDDAPURAM By D.B.S.JEYARAJ
		MAHINDA, RANIL AND THE KANDASWAMY DEITY OF MAAVIDDAPURAM By D.B.S.JEYARAJ
		Wickremasinghe was ready to sell out the Country, its armed forces and the Sinhala people while "patriotic" Rajapakse was going to safeguard all those is the familiar refrain of the anti -Ranil campaign.
		Against this backdrop Wickremasinghe is now compelled to conduct his campaign to dispel such accusations and clear misgivings in the Sinhala majority voter.
	www.uthayam.net /articles/nov10_2005htm.htm (2396 words)

	» Why is the LTTE dissappointed with Ranil Wickremasinghe?
		Wickremasinghe was trying to convince Sinhala voters that concessions to the LTTE was not dangerous because the international factor was there to guarantee security,sovereignity, unity and territorial integrity of the Country.
		Wickremasinghe would not be allowed to concede on Karuna even if he wanted to.It was also felt by the LTTE that Wickremasinghe was not going to push anything decisively or firmly.
		Wickremasinghe is criticised as unreliable, crafty and duplicitous.
	transcurrents.com /tamiliana/archives/25 (2179 words)

	Lankaweb - Terrorism
		Ranil Wickremasinghe won the 2001 General Elections, became Prime Minister, lifted the LTTE ban and handed over the North and East to the LTTE.
		Ranil Wickremasinghe thus betrayed the Sinhalese and Muslims who were driven away from the North and East by the LTTE.
		Ranil Wickremasinghe, close friend of the LTTE, traitor to the Tamils, the Sinhalese and the Muslims.
	www.lankaweb.com /news/ranil.html (616 words)

	Sri_Lanka
		At the end of 2001 a new Parliament was elected and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe declared a ceasefire, responding to the LTTE which had declared a ceasefire in December 2001.
		In April 2004, the Government of Ranil Wickramasinghe was ousted from Parliament and a coalition including several Sinhala nationalist groups opposed to negotiations with LTTE came to power.
		Mahinda Rajapaksa was nominated the SLFP candidate and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe UNP candidate.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sr/sri_lanka.html (4781 words)

	India holds the key to peace in Lanka
		Ranil Wickremasinghe, the leader of the opposition and the leader of the United National Party (UNP), who is one of the main contenders for presidency, in an interview about his agenda for peace and reconciliation, said that no solution would be possible without the involvement of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
		In this particular interview, Ranil Wickremasinghe did not elaborate as to why he seeks the approval of India in choosing a third party mediator in negotiating with the LTTE to bring about a political settlement.
		Whilst LTTE and Ranil Wickremasinghe attaches importance to India’s role in the mediation, last Sunday issues of all the leading dailies and weeklies of Sri Lanka, came out with a news story, captioned, “New Delhi demonstrators demand, hand over Prabakaran to India,” with the sole intention of warning India to keep off Sri Lankan affairs.
	k.t.rajasingam.tripod.com /peace.htm (2301 words)

	Re: re: Ranil Wickremasinghe - the best lankan leader ever - OK, he's a graduate from lanka uni? so what? :) he was ...
		Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to have made an incredible statement: "Hand over defence to competent people." It is quite unbelievable that he of all people could have made such a statement, considering his own record, unless the man is suffering from amnesia.
		Wickremasinghe was appointed as the chief organizer of the Kelaniya Parliamentary seat in the mid 1970s but was later installed as the chief organizer of the Biyagama seat which he won in the 1977 Parliamentary Elections.
		Wickremasinghe came under fiery criticism and was called a traitor by many, after a police officer, commonly perceived as a Wickramasinghe ally, exposed an elite Sri Lankan army LRRP unit who were engaged in operations against the LTTE, on the accusastion that the unit was deployed to assassinate Wickramasinghe.
	www.clublk.us /ftopicp-468670.html (5221 words)

	11th time lucky Ranil is an India-friend- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		once a journalist by profession, wickremasinghe, 52, has often said he would have never got into politics if not for the take-over off his father's press by the government of sirimavo bandaranaike, mother of president chandrika kumaratunga.
		wickremasinghe was popularly admired at the time for clearing out off the prime minister's office even before being asked to do so, which is probably why the treatment was reciprocated to him by the swift resignation of the current prime minister ratnasiri wickremanayake.
		wickremasinghe is known to be a brilliant administrator, a strategist, which even kumaratunga is reported to have secretly accepted and a gentleman in many ways.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow.asp?art_id=1940830268 (385 words)

	Politics of brinkmanship
		In a severe indictment of the international involvement, the LTTE charged "the government of Ranil Wickremesinghe for complicating the peace process by allowing undue and unwarranted interference by extra-territorial forces in the ethnic conflict, which is an internal political affair that has to be resolved by the parties in conflict".
		Wickremasinghe had been describing the international role as a "safety net", in a bid to reassure the Sinhala people of the viability of the peace process.
		In a stinging blow to Wickremasinghe's hopes of an early rapprochement, the LTTE reiterated its "position that it would participate in the negotiating process only when the Sri Lankan government puts forward a clearly defined draft framework for an interim administrative structure for the North-East".
	www.frontlineonnet.com /fl2013/stories/20030704005302100.htm (2393 words)

	Reports
		These individuals acted to raid this house setting forth false allegations, revealed the safe house and the personnel attached to it with the knowledge and approval of Ranil Wickremasinghe, the Prime Minister, John Amaratunga, former Minister of Interior, Charithe Ratwatte, the present secretary of the Ministry of Finance and former president of the UNP.
		Rail Wickremasinghe had with tiger organization before the General Election was to expose this special Army unit and destroy it.
		Ranil Wickremasinghe came to power he employed a treacherous police officer and several others to fulfill the promise he had given to tiger terrorists.
	www.pnmsrilanka.com /reports/statement_pnm_16122003.htm (810 words)

	LankaWeb News
		Ranil's associations at the University was confined to a small click of loyal Royalists with whom he continued his friendships to this day.
		The leadership qualities of people are generally known from their youth, be it just leading the class in studies, contending for school unions, taking part in sports, being a member of a drama committee, debating team or for that matter leading a riotous mischievous pack.
		The character and mind set of the former group are not molded to compete either intellectually or physically against their stronger male counter parts and are always prone to take a passive actions.
	www.lankaweb.com /news/items05/211105-2.html (802 words)

	Current Affairs
		Wickremasinghe's statement regarding the hand-over of the North East to the LTTE in a press release titled "Statement by the President on Ranil Wickremasinghe's offer to allow LTTE administration of the North and East".
		Wickremasinghe has called for an apology and retraction from the President and has stated that he will take legal action after the 22nd of December, following the Presidential election, when the President will no longer be entitled to her immunities.
		Wickremasinghe also called for an apology from the heads of the state media institutions of Rupavahini, ITN, SLBC, ANCL and the head of the Government Information Department, Ariya Rubesinghe, regarding what he described as articles that are defamatory of him.
	www.priu.gov.lk /news_update/Current_Affairs/ca199911/20001125raniltosuecbk.html (212 words)

	JS-Net News No.650 June 12, 2002 Thamil Chelvam reveals elephant ? tiger pact!
		Thamil Chelvam`s answer to this question is Ranil Wickremasinghe, the head of the government had promised to lift the ban on the tigers long before the General Election.
		Ranil Wickremasinghe had had with the tiger organization even before he got state power.
		It is necessary to march forward to defeat not only Ranil Wickremasinghe regime but also the pseudo leftists who have obtained the contract to bring victory to the tiger organization, the NGO dollar Mafia and all those fronts backing Elam.
	www.ne.jp /asahi/com/f/jsnet/news/2002/06/n650e.htm (699 words)

	Bush Voices Support for Sri Lankan PM During Crisis -- 11/05/2003
		Wickremasinghe was surprised by Kumaratunga's decision Tuesday to sack his defense, interior and information ministers, as well as various bureaucrats, in a move that concentrated key organs of state power in her hands.
		Although Wickremasinghe denounced Kumaratunga's initial actions as "irresponsible and precipitous actions" and an attempt to subvert her mandate, the president then took further steps, dismissing the finance minister and declaring a state of emergency.
		Wickremasinghe's government said the proposals formed the basis for fresh peace talks scheduled for early next year, but the president warned that the government was prepared to give away too much.
	www.cnsnews.com /ViewPrint.asp?Page=\ForeignBureaus\archive\200311\FOR20031105g.html (839 words)

	Current Affairs
		Opposition Leader and presidential aspirant Ranil Wickremasinghe has clearly demonstrated his poor comprehension of the issues and terminology relating to much-touted talks with the Tamil Tigers, political analysts said today.
		Wickremasinghe, speaking to reporters, said he was ready to begin a dialogue with the LTTE terrorists.
		Analysts seized on the statement, asking why Wickremasinghe would involve another country in negotiations if he didn't believe they could broker an agreement, adding that Wickremasinghe is barely clear in his own mind how he intends to achieve anything in negotiations.
	www.priu.gov.lk /news_update/Current_Affairs/ca199912/20001202ranilterminology.html (286 words)

	Failed peace talks
		While Wickremasinghe’s initial negotiations were hampered by an ‘opposition’ President, any attempt to rekindle meaningful negotiation by both President Kumaratunga and Rajapaksa have been hampered by their ultra-nationalist JVP and JHU coalition partners.
		While Wickremasinghe’s majority position with the unicameral 225 member legislature placed him in a position to form a UNP ‘government’, with a duly appointed cabinet of UNP ministers, his own cabinet in line with the constitution was appointed by a PA President.
		It has been argued that Wickremasinghe, as neither the head of government, state or the armed forces was not in a position to enter into a Cease-fire Agreement with the Tigers in February 2002, let alone entertain LTTE demands for a ISGA in October 2003.
	www.saag.org /papers19/paper1856.html (2922 words)

	HIMAL SOUTHASIAN \| April 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wickremasinghe had then pledged to carry on with the peace process he had begun, and expected heavy Tamil support.
		Wickremasinghe says the LTTE wanted guarantees that he would support an interim self-governing authority in the north dominated by the LTTE; when he refused to do so, he says, negotiations broke down.
		Wickremasinghe, who now heads the opposition, has directly challenged the president to prove that the new allegations are untrue, noting that “the legitimacy of the outcome of the [2005] elections is otherwise in doubt.” Sooriyarachchi has also asked for a Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate his allegations, a move backed by Wickremasinghe’s parliamentary group.
	www.himalmag.com /2007/april/report_3.htm (1400 words)

	Picture Politics: Mahinda reads UNP-JVP link against WPC minister as anti-SLFP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ranil spoke next and said that SB was right and that he was going to take up all these matters with the president on Wednesday.
		Ranil suggested that there should be 20 to 25 members of the political bureau.
		Ranil Wickremasinghe had agreed to virtually all the demands put forward by the reformist group.
	picturepolitics.blogspot.com /2006/12/mahinda-reads-unp-jvp-link-against-wpc.html (1581 words)

	Security forces cannot defeat tigers! – Ranil Wickremasinghe
		Wickremasinghe made this observation addressing a meeting held at Vidyaloka Pirivena in Galle.
		The meeting was held to apprise the Bhikkus regarding the MoU signed between the SLFP and the UNP.
		Wickremasinghe said it is difficult to find solutions by taking die-hard stands and if the Government tries to push the tigers to a corner and vice versa there would be a big blast.
	www.lankatruth.com /full_story/2006/Nove/13/20061113_3.htm (162 words)

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