End of the civil war and post-war reconstruction (2009-2015)

1. Government declares LTTE defeated, war ends

   May 18, 2009Labels: Sri Lankan, LTTE

   • The Guardian
   • India Today

2. Menik Farm expands as major IDP camp

   May 18, 2009Labels: Menik Farm, Internally Displaced

   • UNHCR
   • IDP data

3. Rajapaksa re-elected in first post-war poll

   Jan 26, 2010Labels: Mahinda Rajapaksa, Presidential election

   • Election 2010
   • VOA

4. Government appoints Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission

   May 1, 2010Labels: Lessons Learnt

   • LLRC

5. India announces large-scale housing for resettlement

   Jun 1, 2010Labels: India, Housing program

   • HCI Colombo

6. 18th Amendment expands presidential power

   Sep 8, 2010Labels: 18th Amendment, Constitution

   • DW
   • Dawn

7. Government ends long-running state of emergency

   Aug 25, 2011Labels: State of, Sri Lankan

   • Al Jazeera
   • TISL

8. LLRC report submitted and later made public

   Dec 16, 2011Labels: LLRC report, Parliament

   • LLRC

9. UNHRC adopts Sri Lanka resolution on accountability

   Mar 22, 2012Labels: UN Human, Sri Lanka

   • Amnesty

10. Menik Farm camp closes as returns progress

    Sep 27, 2012Labels: Menik Farm, UNHCR

    • UNHCR

11. Chief Justice Bandaranayake removed after impeachment

    Jan 13, 2013Labels: Shirani Bandaranayake, Impeachment

    • BBC
    • ICJ

12. Northern Provincial Council election held after 25 years

    Sep 21, 2013Labels: Northern Provincial, Tamil National

    • 2013 elections
    • NPC election

13. Vigneswaran sworn in as Northern Province chief minister

    Oct 7, 2013Labels: C V, Northern Province

    • Times of India
    • NPC term

14. Sri Lanka hosts CHOGM amid rights controversy

    Nov 15, 2013Labels: CHOGM 2013, Commonwealth

    • Commonwealth
    • ABC News

15. UNHRC authorizes OHCHR Sri Lanka investigation (OISL)

    Mar 27, 2014Labels: OHCHR OISL, UNHRC

    • UNHRC context
    • Background

16. Sirisena wins 2015 election, promising governance reforms

    Jan 9, 2015Labels: Maithripala Sirisena, Presidential election

    • Election 2015