The following lists events that happened during 1985 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents President – J. R. Jayewardene Prime Minister – Ranasinghe Premadasa Chief Justice – Suppiah Sharvananda
Events Sri Lankan Civil War Eelam War I 14 May – Anuradhapura massacre: 146 civilians are killed in Anuradhapura during a massacre carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. This was the largest massacre of Sinhalese civilians by the LTTE to date. 25 August–22 September – The Indian cricket team tours in Sri Lanka. 8–10 November – 1985 Muttur massacre: In an attack coordinated by the Sri Lankan Military, leaving 30–100 Tamil civilians and militants are killed in the town of Muttur
Notes
a. Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research.
Sources THE NORTHEAST SECRETARIAT ON HUMAN RIGHTS (NESOHR). Massacres of Tamils (1956-2008)p. 14–15. Chennai: Manitham Publishers, 2009.
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