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| name = D. A. M. R. Samarasekara<br />
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[[Admiral]] '''D. A. Mohan R. Samarasekara''', [[Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya|VSV]], [[Uttama Seva Padakkama|USP]], [[National Defence College, India|ndc]], [[Psc (British Army)|psc]], [[Sri Lanka Navy|SLN]] was the 13th [[Commander of the Navy (Sri Lanka)|Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy]]. <br />
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Having joined the [[Royal Ceylon Navy]] as an [[officer cadet]] in 1971, he received his training at [[Britannia Royal Naval College]] in [[Dartmouth, Devon|Dartmouth]] and was commissioned as an [[Sub-Lieutenant|acting sub lieutenant]]. He later attended the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] and the [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], [[New Delhi]]. <br />
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[[Rear Admiral]] Samarasekara was serving as Chief of Staff of the navy when commander of the navy, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Clancy Fernando]] was assassinated by a [[LTTE]] [[suicide bomber]] on 16 November 1992. That day, Samarasekara took over as acting commander of the navy and was confirmed in the post and promoted to [[Vice Admiral]]. His tenure saw the continuation of aggressive naval operations against LTTE activity at sea, denying them free movement in the coastal waters effecting their gun running operations. As such when the LTTE and the newly elected government started peace negotiations in 1994, the LTTE withdrew from the peace talks a few months later by [[Bombing of SLNS Sooraya and SLNS Ranasuru|attacking larger fleet elements of the navy]] in [[Trincomalee]]. He retired on 27 November 1997 and was promoted to the rank of [[Admiral]]. He was succeeded by [[H. C. A. C. Thisera]].<ref name=Past>{{cite web|title=Past Commanders|url=http://www.navy.lk/past-commanders.html|publisher=navy.lk|access-date=17 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902032132/http://www.navy.lk/past-commanders.html|archive-date=2 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=ATHAS |first1=IQBAL |title=Sri Lankan ceasefire ends |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/04/19/Sri-Lankan-ceasefire-ends/9095798264000/ |website=upi.com |access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref> Following his retirement he served as the Chairman, Sri Lanka Ports Authority. <br />
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