SRI LANKA - Election May End UNP's Rule 

(16 Aug 1994) Sri Lankans voted on Tuesday (16/8) in elections to decide the
future of the ruling party's 17-year reign, as armed police
enforced tight security to prevent violence. Polling was brisk in
the capital Colombo and in the provinces with voters forming long
queues outside heavily-guarded polling booths before they opened.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was among early voters.
COLOMBO, KANDY AND GAMPAHA. 16/8
COLOMBO
exterior colombo polling station
prime minister ranil wickremasinghe of the united national party
walks into colombo polling booth
prime minister casts vote
KANDY
president d b wijetunge voting at kandy polling station
GAMPAHA
mrs chandriaka kumarana tunga leader of the people's alliance
party (main opposition candidate) casts her vote at polling booth
in gampaha district nr colombo
crowds outside various polling booths
gvs lines of voters
gvs police security at polling station
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