Rohan Daluwatte රොහාන් දඵවත්ත | |
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| Born | 9 May 1941 Ambalangoda, British Ceylon |
| Died | 27 August 2018 (aged 77) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Allegiance |  Sri Lanka |
| Service |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1998 (35 years) |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Sri Lanka Armoured Corps |
| Commands | Commander of the Army Overall Operational Commander |
| Battles / wars | Sri Lankan Civil War |
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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.[1][2][3][4]
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