Wijetunga cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:	Wijetunga cabinet
Cabinet Number:	12th
Jurisdiction:	Sri Lanka
Flag:	Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
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Date Formed:	1 May 1993
Date Dissolved:	12 November 1994
Government Head:	D. B. Wijetunga
Deputy Government Head:	Ranil Wickremesinghe (1993–94) Chandrika Kumaratunga (1994)
State Head:	D. B. Wijetunga
Legislature Status:	Majority government (1993-94) Majority coalition (1994)
Opposition Leader:	Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1993–94) Gamini Dissanayake (1994) Ranil Wickremesinghe (1994)
Last Election:	1994 presidential
Legislature Term:	9th, 10th
Previous:	Premadasa
Successor:	Kumaratunga

The Wijetunga cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President D. B. Wijetunga between 1993 and 1994. It was formed in May 1993 after the assassination of Wijetunga's predecessor Ranasinghe Premadasa and it ended in November 1994 when Wijetunga chose not to contest in the 1994 presidential election. The Wijetunga cabinet saw Sri Lanka's first cohabitation government following the opposition People's Alliance's victory in the 1994 general election.

Cabinet members

UNP government (1993–1994)

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SLFP government (1994)

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Minister of Ethnic Affairs and National Integration
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Notes and References

1. Web site: Heads of State. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
2. Web site: List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers. Ministry of Finance.
3. The New Cabinet. Tamil Times. 15 August 1994. XIII. 8. 4. 0266-4488.
4. The Cabinet. The Sri Lanka Monitor. August 1994. 79. 2.
5. Web site: Prime Ministers. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
6. Sebastian. Rita. One Hundred Days of Wijetunge's Presidency. Tamil Times. 15 August 1993. XII. 8. 4. 0266-4488.
7. News: Gooneratne. John. The roadblocks are gone: That's the easier part. The Island. 1 January 2002.
8. News: Wickrematunge. Raisa. For Better Or For Worse…. The Sunday Leader. 28 February 2010.
9. News: Srimani Athulathmudali dies. TamilNet. 1 December 2004.
10. News: Thilakarathne. Indeewara. Glimpse of History from ANCL Archives : Sirimavo R. D. Bandaranaike – an outstanding stateswoman. Sunday Observer. 4 March 2007.
11. News: Sambandan. V. S.. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake appointed Sri Lankan Premier. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110133243/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/22/stories/2005112204811400.htm. dead. 10 November 2012. The Hindu. 22 November 2005.