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Gunaratne Wanasinghe
Wanasinghe Arachchilage Don Gunaratne (1948 – 15 November 1989: si, ගුණරත්න වනසිංහ), popularly as Gunaratne Wanasinghe, was a Sri Lankan political activist who was killed by army forces. He was the Head of Publicity Division and a member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, JVP party in the period 1970–1989. He was also known as Sena, Vane, Gune Aiya, Gunadasa. Family background and early life He was born in 1948 in Ambepussa, Sri Lanka as the youngest child in a family with five siblings. His father was a principal and the mother was a teacher. He was educated at Ambepussa Keenadeniya Maha Vidyalaya. Gunaratne was married to Wimala alias Sriyani. She was also a full time member of the JVP Matara District. The couple had one son where they lived in Imbulgoda, Gampaha for some time as a sewing family. After the defeat of JVP, Wimala and son went to Switzerland to seek political asylum with the help of former JVP member Mahinda Kurukulasuriya. She lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; ) is a Marxist–Leninist communist party and a former militant organization in Sri Lanka. The movement was involved in two armed uprisings against the government of Sri Lanka: once in 1971 (SLFP), and another in 1987–89 ( UNP). The motive for both uprisings was to establish a socialist state. The JVP was initially a small organisation that became a well-organised party that could influence mainstream politics. Its members campaigned openly for the left-wing coalition government, United Front. Following their disillusion with the coalition, they started an insurrection against the Dominion of Ceylon in early 1971, which intensified following the ban on the party. The military arm the Red Guard captured over 76 police strongholds throughout the island of Ceylon. The JVP entered democratic politics in 1977 when President J.R. Jayewardene released the JVP leader, Rohana Wijeweera, from prison. After the United Front coalition government co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
