The JVP entered democratic politics in 1977 when President J. R. Jayewardene released JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera from prison. Wijeweera contested in the 1982 presidential elections and was the third most successful candidate, winning 4.16% of the votes cast.

The JVP during the last four decades produced the most honest, dedicated, committed, and efficient politicians in Sri Lanka. Most of all, the JVP produced a humble servant of the people of Sri Lanka. LONG LIVE THE JVP!

Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP; Hebrew: קוֹל יְהוּדִי לַשָּׁלוֹם, romanized: Qōl Yəhūḏī la-Ššālōm) is an American Jewish anti-Zionist and left-wing advocacy organization. It is critical of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories , and supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against ...

History of the JVP (1965-1994) 14th May, 1965 was a Wesak Poya Day. It was a significant day not only because it was a Wesak Day. Seven youths who gathered at a worker’s house at Akmeemana in Galle on this day engaged in a discussion to form …

Mar 8, 2024 · Over its five decade-existence, the JVP, which calls itself Marxist, but has been mostly a Sinhala nationalist party, has viewed India as an expansionist power seeking to colonise Sri Lanka. The...

Mar 9, 2025 · The rise and fall of the JVP in Sri Lankan political history is very surprising. In 1971, the JVP staged a rebellion and rose up, frightening the entire country. The people of Sri Lanka and foreign countries thought that the JVP would seize power.

Nov 17, 2024 · Six decades ago, as the country wwas facing a deep economic-political crisis with leftist political parties losing their support bases, a new leftist movement emerged among the youth and trade unions in the South—the People’s Liberation Front (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna—JVP) in 1964.

Nov 5, 2015 · On the 12th of May 1970, Comrade Wijeweera was taken into custody without charges, and the government propaganda machine carried out a campaign against Comrade Wijeweera and the new movement. The new movement was …

Aug 15, 2019 · This volume that discusses the path of the JVP from 1965 to 1994 has been compiled from a collection of articles published by ‘Niyamuwa’ from May, 2008 under the pseudonym ‘Mahogaya’.

The 1987–1989 JVP insurrection, also known as the 1988–1989 revolt or the JVP troubles, was an armed revolt in Sri Lanka, led by the Marxist–Leninist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, against the Government of Sri Lanka. The insurrection, like the previous one in 1971, was unsuccessful.