Chaminda Ruwan Yakandawala
(1971-2006)
Sri Lankan siolder
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Sergeant Yakandawala Liyanarachchige Chaminda Ruwan Yakandawala was a Sri Lankan soldier. A member of the Sri Lanka Army Military Police he was selected to serve in the Security Division of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Sarath Fonseka. On April 25, 2006, he blocked the path of a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber tasked with assassinating Fonseka. Unable to proceed, the suicide bomber detonated the explosives strapped around her waist, killing Yakandawala and eight others in the process. Yakandawala's quick actions however saved the life of Sarath Fonseka, who would go on to play a crucial role in the ultimate defeat of the Tamil Tigers and the ending of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
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23 November 1971 Watawala, Matale
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| Died |
25 April 2006 (aged 34) Colombo
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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