List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The following is a list of notable attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a Sri Lankan Marxist-Leninist, communist group.
Attacks in chronological order
Attack | Date | Location | District | Province | Death toll |
Refs |
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Assassination of Rex De Costa | 9 April 1971 | Deniyaya | Matara | Southern | 1 | [1] |
Assassination of Daya Pathirana | 15 December 1986 | Piliyandala | Colombo | Western | 1 | [2] |
Grenade attack on Parliament | 18 August 1987 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Colombo | Western | 2 | [3] |
Assassination of Harsha Abeywardena | 23 December 1987 | Wellawatte, Colombo | Colombo | Western | 4 | [4] |
Assassination of Vijaya Kumaranatunga | 16 February 1988 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | 2 | [5][6] |
Kathiresan temple bombing | 16 February 1988 | Bambalapitiya, Colombo | Colombo | Western | 10+ | [7] |
Udugampola family massacre | 24 July 1988 | Poddala | Galle | Southern | 5 | [8] |
Grandpass rally attack | 17 October 1988 | Grandpass, Colombo | Colombo | Western | 3 | [9] |
Kadawatte rally attack | 2 December 1988 | Kadawatte | Colombo | Western | 4 | [9] |
Poojapiya massacre | 25 January 1989 | Poojapiya, Katugastota | Kandy | Central | 6 | [10] |
Temple of the Tooth attack | 8 February 1989 | Kandy | Kandy | Central | 2-5 | [11] |
Assassination of Stanley Wijesundera | 8 March 1989 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | 1 | [12] |
Kataragama bombing | July 1989 | Kataragama | Moneragala | Uva | 15 | [13][14] |
Assassination of Thevis Guruge | 23 July 1989 | 1 | [12] | |||
Assassination of Premakeerthi de Alwis | 31 July 1989 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | 1 | [15] |
Assassination of Chandratne Patuwathavithane | 14 September 1989 | 1 | [12] |
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See also
References
- Doctor, planter, soldier and patriot-Colonel Dr.Ranjana W. Seneviratne,Daily news (Saturday, 7 May 2011)
- Jayatilleke, Dayan (25 January 2006). "The JVP and 'Pol Potism'". Sanagam.org. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- Bomb Attack on Parliament Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine, Daily News
- "UNP Chairman Gunned Down" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (2): 3. January 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
- "Vijaya Kumaranatunga Assassinated" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (3): 3. February 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
- Devolution only solution - CBK - Saroj Pathirana, BBC Sinhala Service
- "Bomb Attack on Hindu Temple" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (3): 19. February 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
- Bush, Kenneth (9 December 2003). The Intra-Group Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: Learning to Read Between the Lines. Springer. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-230-59782-2.
- "JVP Turns its Guns and Bombs Against SLMP" (PDF). Tamil Times. VIII (1): 19. December 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
- "USA candidate and family killed" (PDF). Tamil Times. VIII (3): 8. February 1989. ISSN 0266-4488.
- JVP can’t deny they attacked the Dalada Maligawa using firearms — Diyawadana Nilame, The Island
- Dilrukshi Handunnetti and Ranjith Jayasundera (10 February 2008). "JVP's double take on the 13th Amendment". Sunday Leader. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- Murugan-Shaitan Showdown, Patrick Harrigan interviews Swami Siva-Kalki, The Sunday Times, August 19, 1990
- Collected Bodhi Leaves, page 183
- Seneviratne, Malinda (31 July 2010). "Premakeerthi de Alwis and colours that remain unnamed". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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