C.V. Gunaratne

Clement Victor Gunaratne was Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Industries Development. Minister Gunaratne and his wife along with 20 others [http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSCOL119777 CHRONOLOGY-Attacks blamed on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers] ] were killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE terrorist organization on June 7, 2000 [ [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200006/08/eng20000608_42490.html Sri Lankan Minister Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack,english.peopledaily.com.cn] ] [ [http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/9933 Protecting Parliamentarians A Dire Necessity] ] [ [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP332571.htm Reuters AlertNet - CHRONOLOGY-Attacks blamed on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers ] ] [ [http://www.ipcs.org/Terrorism_articles2.jsp?action=showView&kValue=1451&status=article&mod=a Failed Attempt: Suicide Attack or Peace Process?] ] [http://www.danieldrezner.com/research/guest/Pape1.pdf The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism, ROBERT A. PAPE The University of Chicago, American Political Science Review Vol. 97, No. 3 August 2003, Page No 16] ] .

He was education at Royal College, Colombo where was captain of the rugby team. He entered to politics as a member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council in which he was Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka Freedom Party). He was chosen as a Central Committee Member of the SLFP in early 1970s. C.V. Gunaratne entered to the parliament at the parliamentary general election held in 1989. He was survived by two sons and a daughter.

ee also

*Assassinations attributed to the LTTE
*Terrorist attacks carried out by the LTTE
*Sri Lankan Civil War

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* [http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200006/20000610Nation_bids_farewell.htm Nation bids farewell to the late minister and his wife]
* [http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200006/08/eng20000608_42490.html Sri Lankan Minister Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack]