Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) insurrections (1971 and 1987-1989)

1. JVP formed as a radical youth movement

   May 14, 1965Labels: Rohana Wijeweera, Janatha Vimukthi

   • Rohana Wijeweera

2. JVP launches coordinated uprising against the state

   Apr 5, 1971Labels: 1971 insurrection, JVP

   • 1971 JVP
   • Britannica

3. Government crushes the 1971 JVP insurrection

   Jun 1, 1971Labels: Sri Lanka, 1971 insurrection

   • 1971 JVP

4. Criminal Justice Commission law creates special tribunal

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: Criminal Justice, Act No

   • Lawnet
   • CJC overview

5. Wijeweera released as political climate shifts

   Nov 2, 1977Labels: Rohana Wijeweera, 1977 government

   • Somawansa bio
   • Rohana Wijeweera

6. JVP banned amid rising political and ethnic violence

   Jan 1, 1983Labels: JVP ban, Sri Lanka

   • Rohana Wijeweera
   • Somawansa bio

7. Second JVP insurrection expands into low-intensity conflict

   Apr 1, 1987Labels: 1987 1989, JVP armed

   • 1987 89 JVP

8. Indo–Sri Lanka Accord signed; unrest intensifies

   Jul 29, 1987Labels: Indo Sri, India

   • Accord
   • UPI 1987

9. Parliament passes 13th Amendment and Provincial Councils Act

   Nov 14, 1987Labels: 13th Amendment, Provincial Councils

   • 13th Amend
   • Gov Acts

10. Premadasa elected president during continuing insurgency

    Dec 19, 1988Labels: Ranasinghe Premadasa, 1988 election

    • 1988 election

11. Rohana Wijeweera killed after capture by security forces

    Nov 13, 1989Labels: Rohana Wijeweera, security forces

    • UPI 1989
    • Rohana Wijeweera

12. Insurrection’s main phase ends; JVP shifts back to legal politics

    Dec 1, 1989Labels: JVP, post-1989 transition

    • 1987 89 JVP