Sarath Fonseka becomes Sri Lanka’s first Field Marshall
Posted by Editor on March 22, 2015 - 5:05 pm
Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka has been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal by President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago at a special function held at the Defence Ministry ground.
He is Sri Lanka’s first Field Marshall and the first in South Asia after World War II.
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