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Sarath Fonseka — Lanka’s most successful army commander
Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka is Sri Lanka's most successful army commander, at the helm since December 6, 2005. Fonseka has held a large number of various staff appointments including the office of Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan army, the post he relinquished to take reins as Commander of the Army. On 25 April 2006, Fonseka survived an LTTE suicide bomb attack by a pregnant Tamil woman who infiltrated