Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The Janathā Vimukthi Peramuṇa (Sinhala: ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ; Tamil: மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணி "People's Liberation Front") is a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Sri Lanka. The party was involved in two armed uprisings against the ruling governments in 1971 (SLFP) and 1987-89 (UNP). After 1989, JVP entered into the democratic politics by participating the 1994 Parliamentary general election.
Read more about Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna: History, 1971 Uprising, The Insurgency 1987-1989, Internal Conflict of April 2008, Further Reading, Notable Leaders