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Rohan Daluwatte
General Rohan De Silva Daluwatte, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (9 May 1941 – 27 August 2018) was a senior officer of the Sri Lanka Army. He served as Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and Chief of the Defence Staff. Following his retirement from the army, he served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to Brazil among other appointments.
The major achievement during his tenure as Army Chief of Staff was the capture of the Jaffna peninsula during Operation Riviresa, under his command as Joint Operations Commander. As Commander of the Army, he oversaw large scale operations against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Operation Jayasikurui, Operation Sath Jaya and Operation Thrivida Pahara with mixed success.
Daluwatte was born in Ambalangoda, a coastal town in the south of Sri Lanka, to D. H. Paulis De Silva, a planter and former athlete; and D. W. Leela Somawathie. He had one sister, Malini and four brothers, Susantha, Pinsiri, Rupasiri and Dhanasiri.
He received his education in Dharmapala Vidyalaya and at Ananda College. During his school career he captained the Ananda College badminton team from 1957 to 1960, was a member of the college tennis team in 1959 and 1960 and he was the wicket-keeper in the Ananda first XI in 1960. He was a college prefect and a Lance Corporal of the cadet platoon.
Daluwatte joined the Ceylon Army on 14 August 1961 as an officer cadet and received his officer training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. At Sandhurst, he excelled in athletics, badminton and basketball. He won the triple jump event at the British Army Championships and won the British Combined Services Colours for Athletics.
On his return to Ceylon, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment, Ceylon Armoured Corps on 1 August 1963. He then attended the young officers course at the Royal Armoured Corps Centre, Bowington. He later went on to captain the Sri Lankan Army basketball team.
He went on to serve as the Chief Instructor of the Officer Cadet School at the Army Training Centre from 1979 to 1981. As a Major, he served as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps from December 1981 to July 1982; there after served as the commanding officer of the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps; Coordinating Officer Commanding Troops in Mannar; Director-Supplies and Transport; Commandant of the Army Training Centre and Military Secretary at Army Headquarters. He had graduated from the Defence Services Staff College and the National Defence College.
In 1995 Major General Daluwatte, who was the Chief of Staff of the Army was appointed Overall Operational Commander - North and East by President Chandrika Kumaratunga to command Operation Riviresa the largest combined military operation undertaken by the Sri Lankan armed forces at the time. With the objective of regaining control of the Jaffna peninsula from the LTTE, Operation Riviresa was successful in recapturing Jaffna and pushing the LTTE to the jungles of Wanni with significant loss of men and material.
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Rohan Daluwatte
General Rohan De Silva Daluwatte, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (9 May 1941 – 27 August 2018) was a senior officer of the Sri Lanka Army. He served as Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and Chief of the Defence Staff. Following his retirement from the army, he served as Sri Lankan Ambassador to Brazil among other appointments.
The major achievement during his tenure as Army Chief of Staff was the capture of the Jaffna peninsula during Operation Riviresa, under his command as Joint Operations Commander. As Commander of the Army, he oversaw large scale operations against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Operation Jayasikurui, Operation Sath Jaya and Operation Thrivida Pahara with mixed success.
Daluwatte was born in Ambalangoda, a coastal town in the south of Sri Lanka, to D. H. Paulis De Silva, a planter and former athlete; and D. W. Leela Somawathie. He had one sister, Malini and four brothers, Susantha, Pinsiri, Rupasiri and Dhanasiri.
He received his education in Dharmapala Vidyalaya and at Ananda College. During his school career he captained the Ananda College badminton team from 1957 to 1960, was a member of the college tennis team in 1959 and 1960 and he was the wicket-keeper in the Ananda first XI in 1960. He was a college prefect and a Lance Corporal of the cadet platoon.
Daluwatte joined the Ceylon Army on 14 August 1961 as an officer cadet and received his officer training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. At Sandhurst, he excelled in athletics, badminton and basketball. He won the triple jump event at the British Army Championships and won the British Combined Services Colours for Athletics.
On his return to Ceylon, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment, Ceylon Armoured Corps on 1 August 1963. He then attended the young officers course at the Royal Armoured Corps Centre, Bowington. He later went on to captain the Sri Lankan Army basketball team.
He went on to serve as the Chief Instructor of the Officer Cadet School at the Army Training Centre from 1979 to 1981. As a Major, he served as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps from December 1981 to July 1982; there after served as the commanding officer of the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps; Coordinating Officer Commanding Troops in Mannar; Director-Supplies and Transport; Commandant of the Army Training Centre and Military Secretary at Army Headquarters. He had graduated from the Defence Services Staff College and the National Defence College.
In 1995 Major General Daluwatte, who was the Chief of Staff of the Army was appointed Overall Operational Commander - North and East by President Chandrika Kumaratunga to command Operation Riviresa the largest combined military operation undertaken by the Sri Lankan armed forces at the time. With the objective of regaining control of the Jaffna peninsula from the LTTE, Operation Riviresa was successful in recapturing Jaffna and pushing the LTTE to the jungles of Wanni with significant loss of men and material.