title: 1995 in Sri Lanka
text: # 1995 in Sri Lanka
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1995 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 – vacant (until 13 January); Gamini Fonseka (starting 13 January)
  * North Western Province – Anandatissa de Alwis (until 12 January); Hector Arawwawala (starting 12 January)
  * Sabaragamuwa Province – C. N. Saliya Mathew
  * Southern Province – vacant (until 12 January); Neville Kanakeratne (starting 12 January)
  * Uva Province – Ananda Dassanayake (starting January)
  * Western Province – K. Vignarajah (starting January)
  
  ### Chief Ministers
  
  * Central Province – W. M. P. B. Dissanayake
  * North Central Province – G. D. Mahindasoma
  * North Western Province – Nimal Bandara
  * Sabaragamuwa Province – Jayatilake Podinilame
  * Southern Province – Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
  * Uva Province – Percy Samaraweera
  * Western Province – Morris Rajapaksa (until 11 July); Susil Premajayanth (starting 13 July)
  
  ## Events
  
  * On 25 May 1995, the Kallarawa massacre was carried out by the LTTE, killing 42 Sinhalese civilians after LTTE cadres stormed the area.
  * On 22 September 1995, the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed the Nagar Kovil Maha Vidyalayam school in Jaffna, resulting in the deaths of roughly 34-71 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians based on multiple accounts.
  