The following is a list of notable assassinations of the Second JVP Insurrection, most of which were carried out by the

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 anot ...

or by government security forces.

Politicians

JVP leaders

Journalists

Academics

Professionals

Police and Military officers

Activists

List of assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War During the Sri Lankan Civil War militant groups, paramilitary groups and government security forces were accused of assassinating many public figures on suspicion of being sympathizers or informants, in retaliation for killings and attacks, to e ...

1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament The 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament is an attack that took place on August 18, 1987, when an assailant hurled two grenades into a room where Members of Parliament were meeting. The grenades bounced off the table at which Sri Lank ...

1989 Temple of the Tooth attack 1989 Temple of the Tooth attack is an attack on the Temple of the Tooth Relic, located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The shrine, which is considered to be important to the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha, and is a UNES ...

References

{{Reflist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Ski Lanka 1987–1989 JVP insurrection