1987–1989 JVP insurrection
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The 1987–1989 JVP insurrection, also known as the 1988–1989 revolt, was an armed revolt in Sri Lanka led by the Marxist–Leninist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna against the Government of Sri Lanka, then led
Sri Lankan army on patrol in a village to combat the Insurgents
Trees felled across streets by the DJV to block food supply.
Sri Lanka Army looks at dead bodies of suspected JVP members killed by the People's Revolutionary Red Army
A village locked down due to a JVP-enforced hartal
Vijaya Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan politician and founder of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya, was assassinated by an assassin of the militant organization Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya on February 16, 198
blood spilt (left corner) over the place following the shooting