Rohan Daluwatte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Rohan Daluwatte

Sri Lankan Army general

Date of Birth: 09-May-1941

Place of Birth: Ambalangoda, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Date of Death: 27-Aug-2018

Profession: diplomat, military leader

Nationality: Sri Lanka

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Rohan Daluwatte

  • General Rohan De Silva Daluwatte, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (9 May 1941 – 27 August 2018) was a general 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.

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