Deaths on January 5

Kumar Ponnambalam

Died on January 5, 2000

Kumar Ponnambalam, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (b. 1938)

Gaasinather Gangaser Ponnambalam (Tamil: காசிநாதர் காங்கேசர் பொன்னம்பலம்: 12 August 1938 – 5 January 2000; known as Kumar Ponnambalam) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, he was a presidential candidate in 1982. He was shot dead in January 2000 in an assassination many suspect to be ordered by President Chandrika Kumaratunga.

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Events on 2000

14 Jan

Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years in prison for the 1993 killing of more than 100 Bosnian Muslims.
3 Apr

United States antitrust law
United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
2 May

Global Positioning System
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
22 May

Sri Lankan Tamil people
In Sri Lanka, over 150 Tamil rebels are killed over two days of fighting for control in Jaffna.
26 Nov

United States presidential election, 2000
George W. Bush is certified the winner of Florida's electoral votes by Katherine Harris, going on to win the United States presidential election, despite losing in the national popular vote.

Deaths on January 5

Kumar Ponnambalam

Died on January 5, 2000

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Events on 2000

Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina

United States antitrust law

Global Positioning System

Sri Lankan Tamil people

United States presidential election, 2000