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LNP – General Shavendra Silva bids farewell to active service

General Shavendra Silva, the 8th Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of Sri Lanka, will retire from his position and active service in the Sri Lanka Army on January 1, 2025.

Appointed as CDS on June 1, 2022, General Silva has served the nation with over 40 years of distinguished and unblemished service. Before assuming the role of CDS, he served as the Acting Chief of Defence Staff and the 23rd Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, becoming a four-star General during his tenure.

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