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[[General]] ''Lionel Balagalle'' was the Commander of the [[Sri Lanka Army]] during 1999 - 2004.<ref>http://www.presidentcbk.org/Photo_Gallery.php</ref> When he retired from his post on 15 July 2009,he was made the Chief of Defence staff of the Sri Lankan armed forces.
[[General]] ''Lionel Balagalle'' was the Commander of the [[Sri Lanka Army]] during 1999 - 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidentcbk.org/Photo_Gallery.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-05-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330064114/http://www.presidentcbk.org/Photo_Gallery.php |archivedate=2013-03-30 |df= }}</ref> When he retired from his post on 15 July 2009,he was made the Chief of Defence staff of the Sri Lankan armed forces.


Balagalle joined the Army as an Officer Cadet on April 5, 1965. He held many key appointments in the Army prior to being its Chief. Among them is General Officer Commanding (GOC), 51 divisions (Jaffna), Commander-Security Forces (Jaffna) etc. He is the first serving Army Commander in the country to hold the position as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).<ref>http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/07/03/Sup.asp?id=s06</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/896107.stm</ref>
Balagalle joined the Army as an Officer Cadet on April 5, 1965. He held many key appointments in the Army prior to being its Chief. Among them is General Officer Commanding (GOC), 51 divisions (Jaffna), Commander-Security Forces (Jaffna) etc. He is the first serving Army Commander in the country to hold the position as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/07/03/Sup.asp?id%3Ds06 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-05-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707022018/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/07/03/Sup.asp?id=s06 |archivedate=2009-07-07 |df= }}</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/896107.stm</ref>


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Revision as of 14:35, 16 May 2017

General Lionel Balagalle was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army during 1999 - 2004.[1] When he retired from his post on 15 July 2009,he was made the Chief of Defence staff of the Sri Lankan armed forces.

Balagalle joined the Army as an Officer Cadet on April 5, 1965. He held many key appointments in the Army prior to being its Chief. Among them is General Officer Commanding (GOC), 51 divisions (Jaffna), Commander-Security Forces (Jaffna) etc. He is the first serving Army Commander in the country to hold the position as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).[2][3]

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-05-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2013-05-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/896107.stm