1987 in Sri Lanka
# 1987 in Sri Lanka

The following lists events that happened during 1987 in Sri Lanka.

## Incumbents

* President – J. R. Jayewardene
* Prime Minister – Ranasinghe Premadasa
* Chief Justice – Suppiah Sharvananda

## Events

* The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was signed in Colombo on 29 July 1987, between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene.
* Civil war rages in the north between the LTTE and the government.
* In June 1987, the Sri Lankan Army besieged the town Jaffna, civilian casualties began to mount.
* 1987 anti-Sinhalese riots break out, killing over 200 Sinhalese civilians and displacing thousands more.

## Births

* February 4 – Gayas Christopher, cricketer
