19 Facts About Rohan Daluwatte

General Rohan De Silva Daluwatte, WWV, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP was a senior officer of the Sri Lanka Army.

Rohan Daluwatte served as Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and Chief of the Defence Staff.

Rohan Daluwatte had one sister, Malini and four brothers, Susantha, Pinsiri, Rupasiri and Dhanasiri.

Rohan Daluwatte received his education in Dharmapala Vidyalaya and at Ananda College.

Rohan Daluwatte was a college prefect and a Lance Corporal of the cadet platoon.

Rohan Daluwatte won the triple jump event at the British Army Championships and won the British Combined Services Colours for Athletics.

Rohan Daluwatte then attended the young officers course at the Royal Armoured Corps Centre, Bowington.

Rohan Daluwatte later went on to captain the Sri Lankan Army basketball team.

Rohan Daluwatte went on to serve as the Chief Instructor of the Officer Cadet School at the Army Training Centre from 1979 to 1981.

Rohan Daluwatte had graduated from the Defence Services Staff College and the National Defence College.

In 1995 Major General Rohan Daluwatte, who was the Chief of Staff of the Army was appointed Overall Operational Commander - North and East by President Chandrika Kumaratunga to command Operation Riviresa the largest combined military operation undertaken by the Sri Lankan armed forces at the time.

Rohan Daluwatte offered his resignation in September 2000 following casualties suffered by Sri Lankan security forces in an offensive.

Rohan Daluwatte served as the Chancellor of the Kotalawala Defence University.

General Rohan Daluwatte died on the 27 August 2018 at the army hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Rohan Daluwatte was cremated at the Borella Cemetery in Colombo with full military honours on 29 August 2018.

Rohan Daluwatte met his wife while he was captain of the national basketball team whilst she was playing for the Sri Lanka national women's team.

Rohan Daluwatte was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States for defense co-operation during the 1997 Pacific Armies Management Seminar and Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross by Brazil for his services for co-operation between Brazil and Sri Lanka during his tenure as Sri Lankan Ambassador to Brazil.

Sri Lankan newspaper The Sunday Leader alleged in January 2011 that Rohan Daluwatte wrote his own recommendation for the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya, which is Sri Lanka's second highest gallantry award for actions in combat.

Rohan Daluwatte later stated that he had not been in combat at Jaffna but saw action at Neerveli, though none of the commanders spoken to by the newspaper could verify this.