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

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Attack Date Location District Province Death
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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]
Grandpass rally attack 17 October 1988 Grandpass, Colombo Colombo Western 3 [8]
Kadawatte rally attack 2 December 1988 Kadawatte Colombo Western 4 [8]
Poojapiya massacre 25 January 1989 Poojapiya, Katugastota Kandy Central 6 [9]
Temple of the Tooth attack 8 February 1989 Kandy Kandy Central 2-5 [10]
Assassination of Stanley Wijesundera 8 March 1989 Colombo Colombo Western 1 [11]
Kataragama bombing July 1989 Kataragama Moneragala Uva 15 [12][13]
Assassination of Thevis Guruge 23 July 1989 1 [11]
Assassination of Premakeerthi de Alwis 31 July 1989 Colombo Colombo Western 1 [14]
Assassination of Chandratne Patuwathavithane 14 September 1989 1 [11]

See also

References

  1. Doctor, planter, soldier and patriot-Colonel Dr.Ranjana W. Seneviratne,Daily news (Saturday, 7 May 2011)
  2. Jayatilleke, Dayan (January 25, 2006). "The JVP and 'Pol Potism'". Sanagam.org. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. Bomb Attack on Parliament, Daily News
  4. "UNP Chairman Gunned Down" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (2): 3. January 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
  5. "Vijaya Kumaranatunga Assassinated" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (3): 3. February 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
  6. Devolution only solution - CBK - Saroj Pathirana, BBC Sinhala Service
  7. "Bomb Attack on Hindu Temple" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (3): 19. February 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
  8. 1 2 "JVP Turns its Guns and Bombs Aganist SLMP" (PDF). Tamil Times. VIII (1): 19. December 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
  9. "USA candidate and family killed" (PDF). Tamil Times. VIII (3): 8. February 1989. ISSN 0266-4488.
  10. JVP can’t deny they attacked the Dalada Maligawa using firearms — Diyawadana Nilame, The Island
  11. 1 2 3 Dilrukshi Handunnetti and Ranjith Jayasundera (Feb 10, 2008). "JVP's double take on the 13th Amendment". Sunday Leader. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  12. Murugan-Shaitan Showdown, Patrick Harrigan interviews Swami Siva-Kalki, The Sunday Times, August 19, 1990
  13. Collected Bodhi Leaves, page 183
  14. Seneviratne, Malinda (31 July 2010). "Premakeerthi de Alwis and colours that remain unnamed". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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