Socialist Students' Union of Sri Lanka (SSU) also known as Samajavadi Shishya Sangameya is a students' union in Sri Lanka that operates as the students' wing of the Marxist-Leninist

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 ...

. It is currently a member of the

Inter-university Students' Federation Inter-University Students' Federation ( si, අන්තර් විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයීය ශිෂ්‍ය බලමණ්ඩලය , translit=Anthar Vishvavidyaleeya Shishya Balamandalaya) is a confederation of students' ...

.History of the JVP
/ref> Ssu beginning around 1968.its first name is the samajawadi sangamaya.The SSU is the oldest of student unions in Sri Lanka that promotes

Communism Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...

. Launched in 1968 by radical Marxist

Rohana Wijeweera Patabendi Don Jinadasa Nandasiri Wijeweera ( si, පටබැඳි දොන් ජිනදාස නන්දසිරි විජෙවීර; 14 July 1943 – 13 November 1989, better known by his ''nom de guerre'' Rohana Wijeweera, was a ...

; It was able to start recruiting youths from both universities and independent student council; by 1970 the SSU was dominant in student politics and was able to operate as the armed wing of the JVP in 1970 especially during the period of The

United Front A united front is an alliance of groups against their common enemies, figuratively evoking unification of previously separate geographic fronts and/or unification of previously separate armies into a front. The name often refers to a political a ...

. Comrade Shanta Bandara was the founding general secretary of the Socialist Students Union. All the general secretaries who succeeded him (before 1990) were killed in the struggle by the United National Party government that was in power at that time. Comrade Lalith Wijayaratne, Comrade HB Herath, Comrade DM Ananda, Comrade Upali Jayaweera, Comrade Ananda Idamegama, Comrade Dr Nissanka, Comrade Atula Senaratne. SSU together with the Patriotic Students' Union was banned in 1988.After 1990, the Socialist Students Union was again reformed. Comrade Anura Dissanayake was its founding general secretary. Comrade Sunil Handunnetthi, Comrade Bimal Ratnayake and Comrade Mangala Kuruppu became general secretaries after him.

References

External links

Official website
{{JVP Communism in Sri Lanka 1965 establishments in Ceylon 1971 JVP insurrection Students' unions in Sri Lanka Student wings of communist parties