Tissa Weeratunga
Tissa Indraka Weeratunga තිස්ස වීරතු০ග | |
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| Nickname | Bull |
| Born | August 29, 1930 |
| Died | November 2003 (aged 73) |
| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
| Service years | 1951–1985 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Ceylon Light Infantry, Gemunu Watch |
| Commands | General Officer Commanding, Joint Operations Headquarters Commander of the Sri Lankan Army Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army |
| Conflicts | 1971 Insurrection, Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Awards | Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya |
| Other work | High Commissioner to Canada |
General Tissa Indraka Weeratunga, VSV (August 29, 1930 – November 2003) was a Sri Lankan general. He was the Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1981 to 1985 and the first General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Joint Operations Headquarters (JOH) (later known as the Chief of the Defence Staff), he was later Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Canada from 1986 till 1990.