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Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Kumar Jayadeva Karannagoda, RSP, VSV, USP, MRIN, MNI (born November 22, 1952) is a Sri Lankan naval officer. He served as the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy during the last phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War and Governor of North Western Province, Sri Lanka from 2021 to 2023.
Oct 14, 2021 · Probe against Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda highlighted extrajudicial killings during the nation’s 37-year ethnic war.
Apr 26, 2023 · Wasantha Karannagoda, former naval commander and current governor of North Western Province, is banned from entering the US due to his involvement in a gross human rights violation. The US reaffirms its commitment to upholding human rights and accountability in Sri Lanka.
Apr 27, 2023 · US to deny visas on human rights grounds to the North Western Province governor and ex-navy chief Wasantha Karannagoda and his wife. Karannagoda is accused of abducting teenage children of...
Aug 11, 2020 · Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, the 24th Commander of Sri Lanka Navy, paid a courtesy call on Admiral of the Fleet, Wasantha Karannagoda, the first naval officer to hold the five-star rank. They discussed the progression of Sri Lanka Navy and exchanged mementoes.
Aug 4, 2021 · In February 2019, former Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, was named as the 14 th suspect in the case. He was accused of having known about the enforced disappearance by naval personnel he had command responsibility over, and choosing to take no action.
Dec 9, 2021 · Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda’s appointment comes following the death of former North-Western Province Governor Raja Collure due to COVID-19. As Collure’s demise left the position of North-Western Province Governor vacant, Karannagoda has been appointed to replace him.
